That's evil. Well, I guess that's the point.
If machine reboots and you see this message, power off immediately! This is the encryption process. If you do not power on, files are fine.pic.twitter.com/IqwzWdlrX6
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This really looks like a CHKDSK ?
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To an untrained eye it might not. We just had a scare where I work because of this (was legit chkdsk).
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Umm, I think you mean to an untrained eye it MIGHT look like chkdsk.
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Yeah, and I wish i could edit that tweet. Good catch.
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What if I don't have a Partition called C:\?
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great info about virus
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But what is the fix - how do we get beyond leaving the machine switched off?
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personally, I'd go outside and start farming potatoes.
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How machines get infected? Via SMB ports open on machines havent MS17-010? And/or emails with malicious document exploiting CVE-2017-099?
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Actually, Petya has an additional exploit that uses WMI to spread. Not just SMBv1 like WannaCry.
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If your machine boots and you see the Windows logo, power off immediatly! Then: 1) Download Gentoo ISO 2) Install Gentoo 3) ??? 4) Profit
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How do you download it while your computer is off?
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smartphone with
#DriveDroid
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lol, "YOU COULD DESTROY ALL OF YOUR DATA" gimme a break
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"You could destroy all of your data!" Funny cuz 10 yrs ago had my files in a flashdrive encrypted in a single 7KB file exactly after CHDISK
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Ooh great switching off will save your data...
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