Wannacry - Ransomware

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As it appears this thing is only going to go from bad to worse as it morphs from one version to the next

Decryption tool for the first version created
- useful backup for windows 7 users having issues with getting MS updates to work

https://www.askwoody.com/2017/breaki...low-the-rules/

Advice for Windows 7/8/10
(even though the ransomware was primarily aimed at Windows 7)

Why and how to disable SMB1 on Windows 10/8/7

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Though security concerns with systems are nowhere new, the mess caused by the Wannacrypt ransomware has prompted for immediate action among netizens.

The Ransomware targets the vulnerabilities of the SMB service of the Windows operating system to propagate.

SMB or Server Message Block is a network file sharing protocol meant for sharing files, printers, etc, between computers. There are three versions – Server Message Block (SMB) version 1 (SMBv1), SMB version 2 (SMBv2), and SMB version 3 (SMBv3).

Microsoft recommends that you disable SMB1 for security reason – and it is not more important to do so in view of the WannaCrypt or WannaCry ransomware epidemic.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/disable-smb1-windows