Today's ransomware attack is spreading by SMB through the local network and is known as WannaCry.

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Ransomware HelpRansomware is malicious software, designed to block data access in order to extort money. As a form of malware, ransomware is most often used to infiltrate devices through infected emails or links that, in turn, recognize and take advantage of vulnerabilities in the operating system and installed …
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by:krakatoa
To vaccinate your computer so that you are unable to get infected with the current strain of NotPetya/Petya/Petna simply create a file called perfc in the C:\Windows folder and make it read only.
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