Petya ransomware attack

Petya ransomware attack

Right now multiple organisations are facing big issues due to a new malware which is using the Eternalblue-exploit.

For what it looks like Ukraine and Russia are the most attacked countries by this new malware. The malware spreads itself though the SMB-protocol.

Reuters got a list of the current companies hit: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-attack-factbox-idUSKBN19I29O?mod=related&channelName=RCOMUS_Cyberrisk&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social

In case you receive a blue screen of dead on your machine, don't let it restart! There is a solution to fix the boot sectors, after this the malware cannot execute itself. This is a nice tutorial on how to fix it: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/repair-master-boot-record-mbr-windows

Always remember! Be careful on the internet, especially when mailing :)

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Update

It seems there is a fix. If Petya is running in your system the next cmd command is a fix:
copy NUL C:\Windows\perfc.dat
source: https://mobile.twitter.com/cyb3rops/status/879810363088404480