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In that case, Microsoft wouldn't have released an emergency patch for XP, three years after end of support. But they did [0]. [0]: https://blogs.technet.micros
by marksomnian 9y ago
In that case, Microsoft wouldn't have released an emergency patch for XP, three years after end of support. But they did [0].
[0]: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/05/12/customer-guidance-for-wannacrypt-attacks/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/05/12/customer...
- r721 9y agoXP could be targeted theoretically, the bug is there. But the particular WannaCry variant (which Kevin Beaumont looked at) didn't work under XP: https://twitter.com/GossiTheDog/status/863339558364229634 https://twitter.com/GossiTheDog/status/863339558364229634 https://twitter.com/GossiTheDog/status/863100619242053632 https://twitter.com/GossiTheDog/status/863100619242053632
- nthcolumn 9y agoCome back to me when you find a single infection on XP with wcry 2.0, and then go look at when your 'emergency' patch was signed (Feb 17). Have you ever heard of 'PR'?