Our security guy said that Symantec had it covered yesterday and all you had to do was download it and push it to all employees.
On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 1:16 PM, Kurt Wendt <[email protected]> wrote: > Ted - interesting info. > > Our CTO here at my job sent out a co. wide email last night warning about > this new Petya Ransomware - warning EVERYBODY Not to just Open email > attachments unless they are absolutely SURE they are safe. So - I just > forwarded your posting below to him and our Network dept. - in case they > want to try and implement the suggestion. > > So - thanks for giving us the heads-up! > > Regards, > Kurt Wendt > Senior Systems Analyst > > > Tel. +1-212-747-9100 > www.GlobeTax.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ProfoxTech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted > Roche > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 11:55 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NF] Latest Ransomware "vaccine" > > How to Enable the NotPetya/Petna/Petya Vaccine > > To vaccinate your computer so that you are unable to get infected with the > current strain of NotPetya/Petya/Petna (yeah, this naming is annoying), > simply create a file called perfc in the C:\Windows folder and make it read > only. For those who want a quick and easy way to perform this task, > Lawrence Abrams has created a batch file that performs this step for you. > > Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vaccine-not- > killswitch-found-for-petya-notpetya-ransomware-outbreak/ > > > -- > Ted Roche > Ted Roche & Associates, LLC > http://www.tedroche.com > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAJidMYJy1uOJZLEAADaA8aNcd4kb+=ire0k5u28fk0jgchk...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
