Patch your systems fully as soon as possible. The WannaCry / Crypt Ransomware has hit 150 countries and over 200,000 computers/Servers have been effected. This is the biggest ransomware attack to date and does NOT require you to open infected emails etc. Based on a leaked vulnerability the good ole NSA decided to sit on to use as a spy tool. Gee thanks guys, appreciate that. Really I do.

 

Just thought I should warn folks. Not really targeting individuals but it is possible to get. 

Thanks. Spent most of the day trying to fixed a stalled Windows Update chain on a PC - hadn't worked since Dec

 

Here are some fixes if anyone runs into something similar.

 

https://www.thegeneralistit.com/blog/2015/10/02/fixing-windows-10-update-error-0x800705b4/

 

I thought you had to open a ZIP archive for it to kick off.

Ye, saw the news on Pitstop. Will do so. thanks man

I thought you had to open a ZIP archive for it to kick off.

 

 

 

Negative. That was the initial vector. once it was opened it started scanning local and internet connections for vulnerable hosts and once it was passed on via the worm it was then a rinse /repeat type thing.

 

I've had a couple of our oldest machines do that. Had to manually update the Windows Update  with the patches for it via command line using pkgmgr /n:Path of the update file.filename.xml and let it run in the background and reboot.

 

Here is the ticket closure comment I added:

 

Manually loaded updates for Windows Updater using the following steps:

 

 

1) Find hashed folder on C:\ where update is unpacked could also be in C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution 

2) Run the following command: 

pkgmgr.exe /n:(path and file name of the XML file inside the hashed extraction folder)*no brackets. 

Let the update run. Will have you reboot the system when done.

 

Delete the hashed folder you ran the update from once system restarts.

 

 

The three KBs that need to be run for the initial fix up are the following:

 

KB3102810(update client improvements for speed) 

KB3138612(latest Update Client) 

KB947821(SUR Tool)

 

Instal in that order to improve update speed. you may not have to manually run the third one but I did.

 

Hope that helps.