Re: DIRECT LINK: Windows XP SP3 WanaCry/WanaCrypt patch

From	VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-xp, alt.os.windows-xp, microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Subject	Re: DIRECT LINK: Windows XP SP3 WanaCry/WanaCrypt patch
Date	2017-05-13 22:20 -0500
Organization	Usenet Elder
Message-ID	<enq0nbF8vf8U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References	<EDHRA.55459$oF6.17013@fx26.iad>

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XP-SP3 <none@none.no> wrote:

> If you want to protect your Windows XP systems from WanaCry/WanaCrypt ransomware install the following patch from Microsoft.
> 
> <http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/csa/csa/secu/2017/02/windowsxp-kb4012598-x86-custom-enu_eceb7d5023bbb23c0dc633e46b9c2f14fa6ee9dd.exe>
> 
> CRC32: 93BB0094
> MD5: 3AD11C9883051E5A5EEC5A000DC4C37C
> SHA1: ECEB7D5023BBB23C0DC633E46B9C2F14FA6EE9DD
> SHA256: 3530b7890c22096693fd473d8c6455b9992ac4aa400e1b8ce14d0049234c489d
> 
> More information:
> <http://www.zdnet.com/article/wannacrypt-ransomware-microsoft-issues-patch-for-windows-xp-and-other-old-systems/>

"Consider adding a rule on your router or firewall to block incoming SMB
traffic on port 445"

Who has a router (seperately or in a modem/router combo from their ISP)
that doesn't have a simple stateful firewall that blocks unsolicited
inbound connect attempts?

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DIRECT LINK: Windows XP SP3 WanaCry/WanaCrypt patch XP-SP3 <none@none.no> - 2017-05-13 17:46 +0000
  Re: DIRECT LINK: Windows XP SP3 WanaCry/WanaCrypt patch VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2017-05-13 22:20 -0500
    Re: DIRECT LINK: Windows XP SP3 WanaCry/WanaCrypt patch Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2017-05-14 01:59 -0400
      Re: DIRECT LINK: Windows XP SP3 WanaCry/WanaCrypt patch Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2017-05-14 16:10 +0200
        Re: DIRECT LINK: Windows XP SP3 WanaCry/WanaCrypt patch Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2017-05-14 11:17 -0400
    Re: DIRECT LINK: Windows XP SP3 WanaCry/WanaCrypt patch "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2017-05-14 11:50 +0100
      Re: DIRECT LINK: Windows XP SP3 WanaCry/WanaCrypt patch Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2017-05-14 14:41 -0400

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