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Originally Posted by Matth
Wondering if whitelist security / captive app list (eg. "child account") would have stopped this in it's tracks.
Sure, the old version of windows may be a hindrance, but when there is only a clearly defined set of apps that should be run, locking down permissions should greatly increase security
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I doubt it as it operates via a type of backdoor. Once activated it looks for any other machine vulnerable on the network and infects them. That machine then does the same so the rate of infection is expotential, thats how it's been so successful in such a short time.
All because a 2 month old security patch wasn't installed by the relevant IT departments of the companies.