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"The malware spread via SMB... used by Windows machines to communicate with file systems over a network. An infected machine would then propagate the infection
by medmunds 9y ago
"The malware spread via SMB... used by Windows machines to communicate with file systems over a network. An infected machine would then propagate the infection to other at-risk boxes [that have] not received the critical MS-17-010 security patch from Microsoft which was issued on the 14th of March ... In other words, you had to be almost 2 months behind in your patch cycle in order to get hit with this. Windows 10 machines were not subject to the vulnerability..."
More details starting about a quarter of the way into the article.
- iamcreasy 9y agoI am running Windows 10 1607 with build 14393.1198. My system update history says the latest update was "2017-05 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB4019472)". How to I verify if I have MS17-010 update installed? Do I need to upgrade my windows 10 1703(Creator's update) to get this patch automatically?
- detaro 9y agothe patch is from march, way older than the creators update. If you want to make sure, go to https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms17-010.aspx https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms17-01..., look up the patch numbers (KB4013...) and check if you have one of them in your update history.
- iamcreasy 9y agoIf anyone is wondering these are instructions[1] to check if you have MS17-010 update, and how to stop the attack vector[2]. [1] : https://superuser.com/questions/1208741/how-to-check-if-a-specific-windows-security-update-is-installed/1208772#1208772 https://superuser.com/questions/1208741/how-to-check-if-a-sp... [2] : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/43952057/how-to-protect-from-wcrypt-wanna-cry http://stackoverflow.com/questions/43952057/how-to-protect-f...