looks like the world is being attacked by a very serious Ransomware virus.

so far UK, US, China, Russia, Spain and many more data's being hold to Ransom. its called WannaCry. and affects windows computers.

The infections seem to be deployed via a worm - a program that spreads by itself between computers.

Most other malicious programmes rely on humans to spread by tricking them into clicking on an attachment harbouring the attack code.

By contrast, once WannaCry is inside an organisation it will hunt down vulnerable machines and infect them too.

Some experts say the attack may have been built to exploit a weakness in Microsoft systems that had been identified by the NSA and given the name EternalBlue.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39901382

 

[Kingy]

just install the updates. if you're already infected, there's nothing you can do anyway.

Why would I wait to update when I could just use Linux?

 

[Alkéryn]

Meh i don't use any kind of computers or integrated circuits and i connect to gbatemp with my wizza powa
nah seriously one more reason i'm on linux

 

[hobbledehoy899]

Meh i don't use any kind of computers or integrated circuits and i connect to gbatemp with my wizza powa
nah seriously one more reason i'm on linux

This video convinced me to stay away from Windows on all my PCs starting with the one I'm currently on

I've been on Linux Mint 18.x longer than I've been on Windows 10.

 

[Alkéryn]

This video convinced me to stay away from Windows on all my PCs starting with the one I'm currently on

I've been on Linux Mint 18.x longer than I've been on Windows 10.

I hate windows but i have to say it isn't windows's fault on this one
As soon as you give admin right to a program you let it do whatever it want
you could do a similar thing on linux

As we say, the biggest security flaw in a system is the user

 

[insidexdeath]

Trust me, Hospitals are NOT hurting for money... They charge you $800 for a $2 bag of salt water going into your arm.

NHS is free, so they are hurting.

 

[hobbledehoy899]

I hate windows but i have to say it isn't windows's fault on this one
As soon as you give admin right to a program you let it do whatever it want
you could do a similar thing on linux

The difference is that sudo requires a password.

 

[Alkéryn]

The difference is that sudo requires a password.

Sure
though you can disable it saking for password
and password or not, it is definitely the user fault to give admid rights to DefinitelyNotSuspect.exe

 

[smf]

dont use windows.

People will attack the OS that the majority use. If everyone stopped using windows then the problem would just move.
Not that everyone will move away from windows, apple are too expensive and falling off the *ix usability cliff hurts too much.

The difference is that sudo requires a password.

So does windows if you configure it right.

This video convinced me to stay away from Windows on all my PCs starting with the one I'm currently on

Open a terminal and run this:

sudo rm -rf /

Oh dear you must now stop running Linux too.

 

[hobbledehoy899]

and password or not, it is definitely the user fault to give admid rights to DefinitelyNotSuspect.exe

Most people just click through that shit (and I'm sure as fuck glad my mother doesn't do that.)

So does windows if you configure it right.

That's not the default action and non-technical types hate having to seemingly configure anything.

 

[Alkéryn]

Most people just click through that shit (and I'm sure as fuck glad my mother doesn't do that.)

Yeah but my point is that if they would do it on windows they would do it in linux
i already helped users willing to put in their terminal whatever command i gave them
i could have send them a malicious script, make them execute it and gain full control of their pc

i'm just saying stupidity isn't a windows only issue

 

[hobbledehoy899]

i'm just saying stupidity isn't a windows only issue

I'd like to think that I'm accounting for that.

 

[gnmmarechal]

Why would anyone want to? As it stands, there's no reason to be on XP aside from being stubborn and adamantly using outdated programs.

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Even though it's not practical for a fairly decent chunk of computer owners. Unless you have to specifically have it or can live with its short comings... Linux isn't worth it. There, I said it. Fight me.

I was talking about CLI, not specifically Linux in the first place. Either way, I'm perfectly happy with Linux. If you aren't, whatever floats your boat.

Sent from my cave of despair where I stalk @Seriel

 

[Alkéryn]

I was talking about CLI, not specifically Linux in the first place. Either way, I'm perfectly happy with Linux. If you aren't, whatever floats your boat.

Sent from my cave of despair where I stalk @Seriel

"Linux isn't worth it" lol
as a dev i can't count the time i gain working on linux
Plus i'm only using cli + a wm so not using the mouse make me gain a lot of time xD
I code in the terminal
i listen music from the terminal
i even browse my filesystem using using the terminal
and i think ncurse program are more efficient than gui

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The only gui program i have are chrome and discord and maybe KVM photoshop xD

 

[Arras]

Most people just click through that shit (and I'm sure as fuck glad my mother doesn't do that.)That's not the default action and non-technical types hate having to seemingly configure anything.

Users clicking through that shit would not change on Linux, they'd just enter their password and proceed to click through that shit.

 

[gnmmarechal]

"Linux isn't worth it" lol
as a dev i can't count the time i gain working on linux
Plus i'm only using cli + a wm so not using the mouse make me gain a lot of time xD
I code in the terminal
i listen music from the terminal
i even browse my filesystem using using the terminal
and i think curse program are more efficient than gui

Same. Before I switched to a Linux-based OS as my main OS, every time I needed to do anything related to programming, compiling, etc. I'd run into a shitton of issues. Then I said, fuck Windows, and here I am. That, and my laptop doesn't heat up like crazy like it does on Windows.

Sent from my cave of despair where I stalk Seriel

 

[hobbledehoy899]

Users clicking through that shit would not change on Linux, they'd just enter their password and proceed to click through that shit.

Still, it requires more thought and might make people ask "do I really want to enter my password for this?".

 

[Alkéryn]

Same. Before I switched to a Linux-based OS as my main OS, every time I needed to do anything related to programming, compiling, etc. I'd run into a shitton of issues. Then I said, fuck Windows, and here I am. That, and my laptop doesn't heat up like crazy like it does on Windows.

Sent from my cave of despair where I stalk Seriel

Being a dev, using linux, and stalking @Seriel , that's three things we got in common ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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Still, it requires more thought and might make people ask "do I really want to enter my password for this?".

You can make a script that don't need sudo (so don't need a password) and then use a kernel security flaw to gain admin rights
so even without admin right you shouldn't run everything you cross on the internet xD

 

[ForeverEternal]

There were plenty of warnings

At least the hackers were kind enough to give everyone 1 month to update their OS.

 

[hobbledehoy899]

There were plenty of warnings

your place or mine
your place or mine
your place or mine
your place or mine

 

[Kourin]

Might have missed it in the article - know it's a worm but how exactly was it spread/start? Was it just another legit-looking email that people clicked or was it more complex than that?