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How a $10.69 purchase may have sidelined the global malware attack
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/.../2017/05/13/a- british-researcher-says-he-found-a-kill-switch-for-the-malware- crippling-computers- worldwide/?tid=pm_world_pop&utm_term=.eac4c07288e5 |
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How a $10.69 purchase may have sidelined the global malware attack
"Anonymous Remailer (austria)" wrote:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/.../2017/05/13/a- british-researcher-says-he-found-a-kill-switch-for-the-malware- crippling-computers- worldwide/?tid=pm_world_pop&utm_term=.eac4c07288e5 Yeah, he registered a domain name that the worm was searching for. When it finds the domain, it goes dormant. But I understand that variants without that "kill switch" are now surfacing. -- Tim Slattery tim at risingdove dot com |
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How a $10.69 purchase may have sidelined the global malware attack
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Tim Slattery wrote: "Anonymous Remailer (austria)" wrote: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/.../2017/05/13/a- british-researcher-says-he-found-a-kill-switch-for-the-malware- crippling-computers- worldwide/?tid=pm_world_pop&utm_term=.eac4c07288e5 Yeah, he registered a domain name that the worm was searching for. When it finds the domain, it goes dormant. But I understand that variants without that "kill switch" are now surfacing. You bet! |
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