WannaCry ransomware is the most aggressive malware attack launched so far, affecting users in more than 150 countries. The ransomware uses vulnerabilities in older Windows versions (starting with Windows 8 and down) which allows spreading like a worm in Windows-based networks. Once a computer is infected, all files are encrypted and the personal data is held hostage. WannaCry displays a screen that supposedly will allow you to decrypt the files if you pay a ransom using Bitcoins, an untraceable virtual currency - although this does not guarantee that the files will be decrypted. This security update resolves vulnerabilities in older Windows versions. Depending on your operating system, these are the direct download links to the Windows patches that protects your computer from WannaCry ransomware (also called WannaCrypt): Security Update for Windows 8 (KB4012598): http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2017/05/windows8-rt-kb4012598-x86_a0f1c953a24dd042acc540c59b339f55fb18f594.msu Security Update for Windows XP SP3 (KB4012598): http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/csa/csa/secu/2017/02/windowsxp-kb4012598-x86-custom-enu_eceb7d5023bbb23c0dc633e46b9c2f14fa6ee9dd.exe Security Update for Windows Vista (KB4012598): http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2017/02/windows6.0-kb4012598-x86_13e9b3d77ba5599764c296075a796c16a85c745c.msu Security Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB4012598): http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2017/02/windows6.0-kb4012598-x86_13e9b3d77ba5599764c296075a796c16a85c745c.msu Security Update for Windows Server 2003 for x64-based Systems (KB4012598): http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/csa/csa/secu/2017/02/windowsserver2003-kb4012598-x64-custom-enu_f24d8723f246145524b9030e4752c96430981211.exe Security Update for Windows 8 for x64-based Systems (KB4012598): http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2017/05/windows8-rt-kb4012598-x64_f05841d2e94197c2dca4457f1b895e8f632b7f8e.msu Security Update for Windows XP SP3 for XPe (KB4012598): http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/csa/csa/secu/2017/02/windowsxp-kb4012598-x86-embedded-custom-enu_8f2c266f83a7e1b100ddb9acd4a6a3ab5ecd4059.exe Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB4012598): http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/csa/csa/secu/2017/02/windowsserver2003-kb4012598-x86-custom-enu_f617caf6e7ee6f43abe4b386cb1d26b3318693cf.exe Security Update for Windows XP SP2 for x64-based Systems (KB4012598): http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/csa/csa/secu/2017/02/windowsserver2003-kb4012598-x64-custom-enu_f24d8723f246145524b9030e4752c96430981211.exe Security Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB4012598): http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2017/02/windows6.0-kb4012598-x64_6a186ba2b2b98b2144b50f88baf33a5fa53b5d76.msu Security Update for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (KB4012598): http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2017/02/windows6.0-kb4012598-ia64_83a6f5a70588b27623b11c42f1c8124a25d489de.msu Security Update for Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems (KB4012598): http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2017/02/windows6.0-kb4012598-x64_6a186ba2b2b98b2144b50f88baf33a5fa53b5d76.msu Security Update for WES09 and POSReady 2009 (KB4012598): http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2017/02/windowsxp-kb4012598-x86-embedded-enu_9515c11bc77e39695b83cb6f0e41119387580e30.exe
VERSION HISTORY
- Version KB4012598 posted on 2017-05-16
Program Details
- Category: Security & Privacy > Antivirus Tools
- Publisher: Windows
- License: Free
- Price: N/A
- Version: 4012598
- Platform: windows