ZiPZAP Computers Limited
Cybersecurity => Cybersecurity => Topic started by: norman on July 03, 2017, 09:12:37 am
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There is a way to vaccinate a computer against Petya.
Here is a link -
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vaccine-not-killswitch-found-for-petya-notpetya-ransomware-outbreak/
The advice consists of creating a file called perfc in the C:\Windows directory and setting it to read-only.
YOU MUST DO THIS ON EVERY COMPUTER RUNNING WINDOWS.
Note: The data files of our programs have file extenssions of FIC, NDX and MMO. These are not trashed by Petya or Wannacry viruses.
Norman
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