Microsoft (KB4012598) have taken the step of releasing a security update for older systems; Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003 and 2008, and Windows XP embedded.
We can't personally vouch for the effectiveness of any update or patch but these should protect against the SMB exploit revealed in the recent NSA code dump which is suspected of being used in the ongoing ransomware attack -
http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/search.aspx?q=4012598
As may be imagined, the Microsoft site is currently a little slow to respond. We recommend getting the update direct from an official Microsoft source, avoid others claiming to be mirroring that.
This Microsoft blog post has more details and links and also seems more responsive for downloading the updates from, a little clearer in which patch to actually install for a particular system -
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/05/12/customer-guidance-for-wannacrypt-attacks
Hopefully none of our PICAXE users have been victims of the latest attack. It is a timely reminder to always keep recoverable backups, especially of source code, license and registration files. We would also recommended taking a backup before installing any update or patch.
We can't personally vouch for the effectiveness of any update or patch but these should protect against the SMB exploit revealed in the recent NSA code dump which is suspected of being used in the ongoing ransomware attack -
http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/search.aspx?q=4012598
As may be imagined, the Microsoft site is currently a little slow to respond. We recommend getting the update direct from an official Microsoft source, avoid others claiming to be mirroring that.
This Microsoft blog post has more details and links and also seems more responsive for downloading the updates from, a little clearer in which patch to actually install for a particular system -
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/05/12/customer-guidance-for-wannacrypt-attacks
Hopefully none of our PICAXE users have been victims of the latest attack. It is a timely reminder to always keep recoverable backups, especially of source code, license and registration files. We would also recommended taking a backup before installing any update or patch.