Post by alpha128 on May 21, 2017 17:07:27 GMT
Researchers have detected a new worm that is spreading via SMB, but unlike the worm component of the WannaCry ransomware, this one is using seven NSA tools instead of two...
Nonetheless, the faster system administrators patch their systems the better. "The worm is racing with administrators to infect machines before they patch," Stampar told Bleeping Computer in a private conversation. "Once infected, he can weaponize any time he wants, no matter the late patch."
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-smb-worm-uses-seven-nsa-hacking-tools-wannacry-used-just-two/
Nonetheless, the faster system administrators patch their systems the better. "The worm is racing with administrators to infect machines before they patch," Stampar told Bleeping Computer in a private conversation. "Once infected, he can weaponize any time he wants, no matter the late patch."
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-smb-worm-uses-seven-nsa-hacking-tools-wannacry-used-just-two/
Although Woody Leonhard is still at MS DEFCON 2, I went ahead and installed the following updates on my Windows 7 x64 system:
KB4019112 - Security and Quality Rollup for the .NET Framework for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1: May 9, 2017 - support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4019112/
KB4019264 - 2017-05 Monthly Rollup - support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4019264/
No issues detected so far.