Network virus needs bitcoin
Yesterday, I went to the electronic reading room. Not long after I plugged in the USB flash drive, the teacher suddenly asked everyone to unplug the USB flash drive. Some students found that all the files in the USB flash drive could not be opened, and there were two more documents asking for money
so everyone rushed to check, as long as the U disk inserted in the school computer were poisoned, large-scale computer poisoning occurred in the evening
a lot of people's information and graation thesis are in the computer. I really feel that hacker's behavior is disgusting. For the sake of money, regardless of the future of students, teachers' lifelong scientific research achievements...
hope to catch criminals as soon as possible and give them severe punishment by law
this virus will scan windows devices with open 445 file sharing port. As long as the user's device is on the Internet, hackers can implant blackmail software, remote control Trojan horse, virtual currency mining machine and other malicious programs in computers and servers
some security researchers point out that this large-scale network attack seems to be deployed through a worm application, and wannacry can spread among computers. What's more terrible is that unlike most malicious programs, this program can replicate and spread on its own in the network, and most of the current viruses still need to rely on the successful users to spread by cheating them to click the attachment with the attack code
the attack has affected 99 countries and as many as 75000 computers, but because the virus uses anonymous network and bitcoin anonymous transaction to obtain ransom, it is very difficult to track and locate the originator of the virus
it is reported that the virus can spread rapidly in the local area network by taking advantage of the vulnerability of port 445 of windows system, but large local area networks such as schools have not done similar prevention, so it has become the target of attack
the success probability of brute force cracking is 0
a person in bitcoin instry said that bitcoin blackmail virus had existed as early as 2014. This time, the technology used by hackers is more high-end than last time, and the scope of influence is wider, but the identity of hackers is still unclear
moreover, the "variability" of this virus lies in the addition of automatic transmission for windows 445 port. As long as the windows system machine fails to upgrade the latest patch, making port 445 open, the virus can invade the machine
the virus requires the intruder to pay $300 worth of bitcoin ransom within six hours, and then the ransom will rise every other time
some netizens pointed out that it is difficult to crack the virus by violence. If bitcoin blackmail virus wants to crack by violence, the possibility is infinitely small, and it is impossible to complete it by virtue of personal ability
port 445 enables users to easily access all kinds of shared folders or shared printers in the LAN
port 445 gives an opportunity for malicious attackers. The normal home network has been limited by the operators to 445 port access, but the school and other large LAN did not do similar prevention, so it became the target of attack
in this virus attack, most of the domestic students who are affected are in Colleges and universities, and the seniors who are about to graate are affected, and the documents related to the design papers are locked. Many universities, including Shandong University, Nanchang University, Guangxi Normal University and Northeast University of Finance and economics, have issued emergency notices to remind teachers and students to take precautions
this virus is more accurately an encryption method. The virus will encrypt all the key files in the computer and make people pay for the unlock password, but whether the hacker will keep his promise and provide the unlock password is his problem
bitcoin blackmail virus has appeared many times
one of the characteristics of this type of virus is to ask the victim to pay bitcoin as ransom. According to many people in the instry, bitcoin is usually used as a tool for cross-border payment and remittance because of its global characteristics. In addition, as a kind of network encryption virtual currency, bitcoin has the characteristics of decentralization and anonymity. The flow of funds is not easy to track, so it is convenient for hackers to make use of its collection and payment, and it is more convenient for them to hide their identities
"if you transfer money to a hacker, you essentially give him a small string of encrypted codes that can be quickly transmitted on the Internet and stored in an electronic wallet." Some people in the instry told reporters that the anonymity of bitcoin is often the reason why computer fans, financial speculators and even drug dealers are fascinated by it
according to the current attacked computers, hackers ask for a ransom of $300 (about RMB 2069.16) worth of bitcoin for each computer
but the area of this virus infection is very large. If everyone pays the ransom, will malicious attackers be able to unlock it in time? Because it is not clear whether the virus will be unlocked manually or online. If it is handled manually, it is likely that it will be too late to handle. However, online processing is fully automatic. After bitcoin has paid, it will automatically collect money and then issue the unlock code
therefore, it is not recommended that the victim pay a ransom to the hacker, because even if you pay, the hacker may not know which computer you have
it is worth mentioning that the outbreak of bitcoin blackmail virus has pushed bitcoin to the top of the wave again. "Bitcoin virus" has become a hot search keyword, and many bitcoin insiders have expressed their concerns about bitcoin's "stigmatization"“ Good tools should not be blamed because they are used by bad people. " A person in the bitcoin instry said, "bitcoin is bitcoin, virus is virus, injustice has a head, debt has owner, so it is unnecessary to have hostility to bitcoin."
now, the most important thing is that the victims should install the patch released by Microsoft as soon as possible to prevent unfamiliar e-mail, and important files should be backed up to the cloud platform and local offline hard disk
wannacry blackmail virus prevention method:
1. Install the latest security patch for the computer. Microsoft has released patch ms17-010 to fix the system vulnerability of "eternal blue" attack. Please install this security patch as soon as possible; For Windows XP, 2003 and other machines that Microsoft no longer provides security updates, we can use 360 "NSA Arsenal immunity tool" to detect whether there are vulnerabilities in the system, and close the ports affected by the vulnerabilities, so as to avoid being infringed by blackmail software and other viruses
2. Close ports 445, 135, 137, 138 and 139, and close network sharing
3. Strengthen the awareness of network security: don't click the unknown link, don't download the unknown file, don't open the unknown email...
4. Back up the important files in your computer to the mobile hard disk and U disk as soon as possible (regularly in the future), and save the disk offline after the backup
5. It is recommended that users who are still using Windows XP and windows 2003 should upgrade to Windows 7 / windows 10 or windows 2008 / 2012 / 2016 as soon as possible.
In the evening of May 12, the wanna cry worm virus broke out in more than 74 countries around the world. At least 45000 machines have been infected. The network system of some colleges and universities in China has become a disaster area, and the network payment system of PetroChina gas station has also been affected
it is reported that the virus can spread rapidly in the local area network by taking advantage of the vulnerability of port 445 of windows system, but large local area networks such as schools have not done similar prevention, so it has become the target of attack
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therefore, it is not recommended that the victim pay ransom to the hacker, because even if you pay, the hacker may not know which computer you have
it is worth mentioning that the outbreak of bitcoin blackmail virus has pushed bitcoin to the top of the wave again. "Bitcoin virus" has become a hot search keyword, and many bitcoin insiders have expressed their concerns about bitcoin's "stigmatization"“ Good tools should not be blamed because they are used by bad people. " A person in the bitcoin instry said, "bitcoin is bitcoin, virus is virus, injustice has a head, debt has owner, so it is unnecessary to have hostility to bitcoin."
now, the most important thing is that victims should install the patch released by Microsoft as soon as possible to prevent strange mail, and important files should be backed up to the cloud platform and local offline hard disk strong>
the capital flow is not easy to track, which is convenient for hackers to use its collection and payment, and more convenient for them to hide their identities
"if you transfer money to a hacker, you essentially give him a small string of encrypted codes that can be quickly transmitted on the Internet and stored in an electronic wallet." Some people in the instry told reporters that the anonymity of bitcoin is often the reason why computer fans, financial speculators and even drug dealers are fascinated by it.
bitcoin can be cashed and converted into the currency of most countries. Users can use bitcoin to buy some virtual items, such as clothes, hats and equipment in online games. As long as someone accepts it, they can also use bitcoin to buy real-life items.
on May 12, 2017, wannacry, a computer blackmail virus, broke out all over the world, affecting more than 150 countries. 75000 computers were infected, and 99 countries were attacked, including the United Kingdom, the United States, China, Russia, Spain and Italy. On May 17, 2017, the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and Asia Information Technology (China) Co., Ltd. jointly monitored and found that a new variety of blackmail virus named "uiwix" appeared in foreign countries, reminding domestic users to be on guard. On June 28, 2017, the blackmail virus Petya attacked many countries. Petya virus locked a large number of computers and required users to pay $300 in encrypted digital currency to unlock them.
in November 2008, Nakamoto published a paper on the concept of "bitcoin", which marks the advent of bitcoin. In January 2009, with the release of the first bitcoin client, the bitcoin trading network was officially launched, and its inventor, Nakamoto Tsung, obtained the first batch of 50 bitcoins through "mining"“ Mining "is the only way to proce bitcoin. In fact, it uses specific software to obtain bitcoin through a large number of calculations. The total number of bitcoins is limited to 21 million, and it is said that it will take 2140 to dig out the last one. In addition, there is no central issuing agency for bitcoin. Anyone can mine and proce bitcoin. They can also trade all over the world through the Internet, and all transactions are anonymous, leaving no identity information of traders
as an electronic currency, bitcoin can be used to buy goods and services. In May 2010, the first purchase of real objects with bitcoin took place in the United States. However, e to the lack of regulation of bitcoin and the intervention of a large number of speculators, the price of bitcoin is often like a roller coaster and fluctuates greatly. In China, at present, bitcoin is not considered as a real currency, so the investment risk is high.