If you stumbled upon this post you most certainly know about the recent Ransomware called Ransom:Win32/WannaCrypt, better known as WannaCry, and you want to know if your system is immune to it. To keep it short, there’s a high chance you already are… as long as you patched your OS on regular basis. The SMB Vulnerability Jump which has been exploited by WannaCry/WannaCrypt has been patched since March 2017 and distribuited through the standard Windows Update feature.
To use this site to find and download updates, you need to change your security settings to allow ActiveX controls and active scripting. To get updates but allow your security settings to continue blocking potentially harmful ActiveX controls and scripting from other sites, make this site a trusted website. Microsoft Corp. May had been able to slow the spread of a cyberattack that swept the globe over the weekend but declined to issue a free patch for older versions of its operating system ahead of it. Security Microsoft held back a free WannaCry patch, report says. The repair would have slowed down the ransomware, but customers running older software were charged for protection. May 12, 2017 Update 5/22/2017: Today, we released an update to the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) to detect and remove WannaCrypt malware. For customers that run Windows Update, the tool will detect and remove WannaCrypt and other prevalent malware infections. Customers can also manually download and run the tool by following the guidance. Fix WannaCry ransomware with Windows update KB4012598. May 14, 2017. Today, Microsoft has released an update KB4012598 for Windows devices to fix WannaCry ransomware. The new update is now available for Windows XP, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2003. Just select your operating system and download WannaCry ransomware fix update.
If you didn’t patch – as most international companies who have been impacted – you should really spend some valuable time in doing that just now by going to the official Technet resource page for MS17-010 Jump. There you will find all patches for all Windows versions including Windows 10, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016.
As soon as you did that, you might also want to do the following, as suggested by this other Technet blog post: Warface english patch download pc.
For additional technical info about the malware, I can only suggest reading the following posts from MMPC, FireEye and Technet:
And these are the links for legacy systems:
Emergency Security Updates / Fixes for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 8 RTMicrosoft Catalog link: KB4012598Direct LinksWindows XP SP2 x64
To use this site to find and download updates, you need to change your security settings to allow ActiveX controls and active scripting. To get updates but allow your security settings to continue blocking potentially harmful ActiveX controls and scripting from other sites, make this site a trusted website.
Windows XP SP3 x86Windows 8 x64Windows 8 x86Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64Windows Server 2003 SP2 x86Microsoft Wanna Cry Patch DownloadWindows XP Embedded SP3 x86
And last but not least, here are all the Technet official links as of May 15, 2017:
Windows 10 Wanna Cry PatchSMB Vulnerability Jump – Affected Systems and Patches/Updates – Official Technet List
Microsoft Wanna Cry Patch
That’s it for now: happy patching!
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