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How a $10.69 purchase may have sidelined the global malware attack



 
 
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Old May 15th 17, 02:51 AM posted to alt.privacy.anon-server, alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.os.linux.advocacy, alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Anonymous Remailer (austria)
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Default 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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Old May 15th 17, 05:12 PM posted to alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Tim Slattery[_2_]
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Default 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.

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Old May 15th 17, 09:08 PM posted to alt.privacy.anon-server, alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.os.linux.advocacy, alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Nathan Hale
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Default 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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