Learn about the new ransom virus "the bad rabbit" that hit European countries and how to protect yourself from it.
After the ramparts of the ransom virus "I want to cry" corruption in the ground, and the virus was able to cause an electronic attack is unprecedented in the world in 2017, broke into the computers of dozens of countries and institutions and major international companies and the information and documents in them, Decryption.
After a major security update from Microsoft and a host of other systems, virus attacks were halted, but it seems that it has not yet ended. A similar virus, known as the "bad rabbit," has been identified this time. It has been widespread in a number of European countries, namely Russia, Ukraine, The number is high.
The virus has so far succeeded in attacking the Odessa airport and the Ukrainian Ministry of Transport. Metro Kiev and a group of Russian press institutions as well as in Turkey and Bulgaria at different levels.
How does the virus spread?
According to several security reports, the new virus is spreading in a virtual update of the Flash program, and the virus comes with tools that help it move horizontally within the network, which may explain why it spread very quickly across many organizations, companies and countries in a short time. To servers and computers running on the same network via "SMB".
When the computer is infected with the virus, it first encrypts the files on the user's computer and replaces the MBR (Master Boot Record). When it does its job properly, it restarts the user's computer and shows you the malicious message that prompts you to go to the hacker site. Push 0.05 configuration to retrieve your files.
The virus has so far succeeded in attacking the Odessa airport and the Ukrainian Ministry of Transport. Metro Kiev and a group of Russian press institutions as well as in Turkey and Bulgaria at different levels.
How does the virus spread?
According to several security reports, the new virus is spreading in a virtual update of the Flash program, and the virus comes with tools that help it move horizontally within the network, which may explain why it spread very quickly across many organizations, companies and countries in a short time. To servers and computers running on the same network via "SMB".
How to protect yourself?
First, if you have a flash program on your computer, do not update it except from the official Adobe website, and if you see any message asking you to update the program do not do so.
Second, prevent the following extension from your device:
c: \ windows \ infpub.dat
c: \ Windows \ cscc.dat.
Thirdly, stop WMI services to prevent malicious software from spreading in your network.
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