It's very possible, I've just never heard of an exploit that doesn't actually require you to run the payload
- Josh On May 23, 2017 12:22 AM, "Steve Jones" <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > that's like super old (not that wannacry is all that new) > its amazing to me that malware is such a thing > fuckballs stuxnet is still live > are humans retarded? > > On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 12:15 AM, Josh Reynolds <j...@kyneticwifi.com> > wrote: > >> I don't know which one that you are talking about, but there is a much >> more advanced exploit floating around. One of the infection methods is to >> auto download a file when loading a web page... When the user opens the >> folder, the windows handler that loads the file icon from inside the >> program, which then silently transmits that users credentials to a remote >> SMB server. >> >> Nasty stuff. >> >> - Josh >> >> On May 23, 2017 12:03 AM, "Steve Jones" <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> lol, better not be another one >>> just seems like this wannacry thing is way blown out of proportion, I >>> haven't seen anything to indicate its any more virulent or invasive than >>> the standard malware, just happens it did a targeted phish of known >>> unprotected targets >>> >>> On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 10:16 PM, Jay Weekley <par...@cyberbroadband.net >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Is this a new way of announcing your wife is having a baby? >>>> >>>> Steve Jones wrote: >>>> >>>>> I not an absurd lack of hype over this on this list when every other >>>>> list is popping off >>>>> Am I the only one that sees this as similar to the whole UBNT mishap? >>>>> don't follow standard practices, pay the price? >>>>> I'm inclined to block the ports as a mechanism of being a good steward >>>>> of the interwebs, but shouldn't I have already been dropping those? as an >>>>> ISP >>>>> I'm tempted to push OS migration, but shouldn't I have already been >>>>> doing so as an IT services guy. >>>>> I'm tempted to keep current patches, but shouldn't I have already been >>>>> doing so? >>>>> I have no expectation that none of my contact customers will not be >>>>> impacted... by choices they made in our contract. >>>>> This doesn't seem like its a NEW thing >>>>> >>>>> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_sou >>>>> rce=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >>>>> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-sign >>>>> ature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-emai >>>>> l&utm_content=emailclient> >>>>> >>>>> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >
