Virus bitcoin
Yesterday, I went to the electronic reading room. Not long after I plugged in the USB flash drive, the teacher suddenly asked everyone to unplug the USB flash drive. Some students found that all the files in the USB flash drive could not be opened, and there were two more documents asking for money
so everyone rushed to check, as long as the U disk inserted in the school computer were poisoned, large-scale computer poisoning occurred in the evening
a lot of people's information and graation thesis are in the computer. I really feel that hacker's behavior is disgusting. For the sake of money, regardless of the future of students, teachers' lifelong scientific research achievements...
hope to catch criminals as soon as possible and give them severe punishment by law
this virus will scan windows devices with open 445 file sharing port. As long as the user's device is on the Internet, hackers can implant blackmail software, remote control Trojan horse, virtual currency mining machine and other malicious programs in computers and servers
some security researchers point out that this large-scale network attack seems to be deployed through a worm application, and wannacry can spread among computers. What's more terrible is that unlike most malicious programs, this program can replicate and spread on its own in the network, and most of the current viruses still need to rely on the successful users to spread by cheating them to click the attachment with the attack code
the attack has affected 99 countries and as many as 75000 computers, but because the virus uses anonymous network and bitcoin anonymous transaction to obtain ransom, it is very difficult to track and locate the originator of the virus
in this global computer virus incident, mobile China also received a blackmail. Fortunately, the machine that received the email was a testing machine, which did not affect us. However, it's different for college students in the graation season. The thesis is locked, which is related to graation. So in the face of this outbreak of blackmail virus, how should we deal with it and what protective measures should we take<
first of all, let's understand the characteristics of this virus
the computer virus initiated by hackers will encrypt a large number of files on the system into files with. Onion suffix. After poisoning, they are required to pay bitcoin ransom to decrypt and recover the files, causing serious losses to personal data, and anti-virus software cannot decrypt these encrypted files. But we must not listen to the hacker's so-called "give money to decrypt" saying, because hackers do not necessarily keep their promises, in addition, bitcoin is expensive, and it is also a large number for ordinary users< Secondly, we need to pay attention to the background of the virus outbreak.
according to the domestic experts, according to the network security agencies, this is a virus attack event launched by lawless elements using the "eternal blue" leaked from NSA hacker's weapon library“ "Eternal blue" will scan windows machines with open 445 file sharing port, without any user operation. As long as the machine is turned on and connected to the Internet, criminals can plant blackmail software, remote control Trojan horse, virtual currency mining machine and other malicious programs in computers and servers
e to the previous outbreak of worms using port 445 in China, operators have blocked port 445 for indivial users, but the ecation network has no such restriction, and there are still a large number of machines exposing port 445. According to the statistics of relevant institutions, at present, more than 5000 machines in China are attacked by NSA "eternal blue" hacker weapons every day, and the ecation network is the hardest hit area
What are the coping methods
1. Close port 445, and you can search and query by yourself
2. At present, Microsoft has released a patch ms17-010 to fix the system vulnerability of "eternal blue" attack. You can install this patch for your computer as soon as possible
as for XP, 2003 and other Microsoft machines that no longer provide security updates, microblog professionals recommend using "NSA Arsenal immunity tool" to detect whether there are vulnerabilities in the system, and close the ports affected by the vulnerabilities, so as to avoid being attacked by blackmail software and other viruses
The virus in the "bitcoin virus" incident is known as "ransomware". By encrypting the files in the victim's computer, you can't open them completely to ask for ransom. This is a virus attack launched by lawless elements by using "eternal blue" leaked from NSA hacker's weapon library. It does not need any operation of users. As long as it is turned on and connected to the Internet, lawless elements can implant blackmail software into computers and servers
What's more terrible is that this is just the beginning. Now this blackmail virus has spread to all over the world, including many colleges and universities in China. You can see many students on the Internet showing pictures of their computers being attacked. I have to say that hackers are really well intentioned, even in simplified Chinese
1. Install the latest security patch for your computer. Microsoft has released patch ms17-010 to fix the system vulnerability of "eternal blue" attack. Please install this security patch as soon as possible; For Windows XP, 2003 and other machines that Microsoft no longer provides security updates, we can use 360 "NSA Arsenal immune tool" to detect whether there are loopholes in the system, and close the ports affected by the loopholes, so as to avoid being infringed by blackmail software and other viruses
2. Close ports 445, 135, 137, 138 and 139, and close network sharing
3. Strengthen the awareness of network security: don't click the unknown link, don't download the unknown file, don't open the unknown email...
4. Back up the important files in your computer to the mobile hard disk and U disk as soon as possible (regularly in the future), and save the disk offline after the backup
5. It is recommended that users who are still using Windows XP or windows 2003 should upgrade to Windows 7 / windows 10 or windows 2008 / 2012 / 2016 as soon as possible.
unlike most currencies, bitcoin does not rely on specific currency institutions. It is generated by a large number of calculations based on specific algorithms. Bitcoin economy uses the distributed database composed of many nodes in the whole P2P network to confirm and record all transactions, and uses the design of cryptography to ensure the security of all aspects of currency circulation. The decentralized nature and algorithm of P2P can ensure that it is impossible to artificially manipulate the value of bitcoin through mass proction. The design based on cryptography can make bitcoin only be transferred or paid by the real owner. This also ensures the anonymity of money ownership and circulation transactions. The biggest difference between bitcoin and other virtual currencies is that the total amount of bitcoin is very limited and it has a strong scarcity. The monetary system used to have no more than 10.5 million in four years, after which the total number will be permanently limited to 21 million
bitcoin can be cashed and converted into the currency of most countries. Users can use bitcoin to buy some virtual items, such as clothes, hats and equipment in online games. As long as someone accepts it, they can also use bitcoin to buy real-life items< On February 26, 2014, Joe Manchin, a Democratic senator from West Virginia, issued an open letter to a number of regulatory authorities of the US federal government, hoping that relevant institutions would pay attention to the status quo of bitcoin's encouraging illegal activities and disrupting the financial order, and demanded that actions be taken as soon as possible to completely ban the electronic currency.
it is reported that the virus can spread rapidly in the local area network by taking advantage of the vulnerability of port 445 of windows system, but large local area networks such as schools have not done similar prevention, so it has become the target of attack
the success probability of brute force cracking is 0
a person in bitcoin instry said that bitcoin blackmail virus had existed as early as 2014. This time, the technology used by hackers is more high-end than last time, and the scope of influence is wider, but the identity of hackers is still unclear
moreover, the "variability" of this virus lies in the addition of automatic transmission for windows 445 port. As long as the windows system machine fails to upgrade the latest patch, making port 445 open, the virus can invade the machine
the virus requires the intruder to pay $300 worth of bitcoin ransom within six hours, and then the ransom will rise every other time
some netizens pointed out that it is difficult to crack the virus by violence. If bitcoin blackmail virus wants to crack by violence, the possibility is infinitely small, and it is impossible to complete it by virtue of personal ability
port 445 enables users to easily access all kinds of shared folders or shared printers in the LAN
port 445 gives an opportunity for malicious attackers. The normal home network has been limited by the operators to 445 port access, but the school and other large LAN did not do similar prevention, so it became the target of attack
in this virus attack, most of the domestic students who are affected are in Colleges and universities, and the seniors who are about to graate are affected, and the documents related to the design papers are locked. Many universities, including Shandong University, Nanchang University, Guangxi Normal University and Northeast University of Finance and economics, have issued emergency notices to remind teachers and students to take precautions
this virus is more accurately an encryption method. The virus will encrypt all the key files in the computer and make people pay for the unlock password, but whether the hacker will keep his promise and provide the unlock password is his problem
bitcoin blackmail virus has appeared many times
one of the characteristics of this type of virus is to ask the victim to pay bitcoin as ransom. According to many people in the instry, bitcoin is usually used as a tool for cross-border payment and remittance because of its global characteristics. In addition, as a kind of network encryption virtual currency, bitcoin has the characteristics of decentralization and anonymity. The flow of funds is not easy to track, so it is convenient for hackers to make use of its collection and payment, and it is more convenient for them to hide their identities
"if you transfer money to a hacker, you essentially give him a small string of encrypted codes that can be quickly transmitted on the Internet and stored in an electronic wallet." Some people in the instry told reporters that the anonymity of bitcoin is often the reason why computer fans, financial speculators and even drug dealers are fascinated by it
according to the current attacked computers, hackers ask for a ransom of $300 (about RMB 2069.16) worth of bitcoin for each computer
but the area of this virus infection is very large. If everyone pays the ransom, will malicious attackers be able to unlock it in time? Because it is not clear whether the virus will be unlocked manually or online. If it is handled manually, it is likely that it will be too late to handle. However, online processing is fully automatic. After bitcoin has paid, it will automatically collect money and then issue the unlock code
therefore, it is not recommended that the victim pay a ransom to the hacker, because even if you pay, the hacker may not know which computer you have
it is worth mentioning that the outbreak of bitcoin blackmail virus has pushed bitcoin to the top of the wave again. "Bitcoin virus" has become a hot search keyword, and many bitcoin insiders have expressed their concerns about bitcoin's "stigmatization"“ Good tools should not be blamed because they are used by bad people. " A person in the bitcoin instry said, "bitcoin is bitcoin, virus is virus, injustice has a head, debt has owner, so it is unnecessary to have hostility to bitcoin."
now, the most important thing is that the victims should install the patch released by Microsoft as soon as possible to prevent unfamiliar e-mail, and important files should be backed up to the cloud platform and local offline hard disk
wannacry blackmail virus prevention method:
1. Install the latest security patch for the computer. Microsoft has released patch ms17-010 to fix the system vulnerability of "eternal blue" attack. Please install this security patch as soon as possible; For Windows XP, 2003 and other machines that Microsoft no longer provides security updates, we can use 360 "NSA Arsenal immunity tool" to detect whether there are vulnerabilities in the system, and close the ports affected by the vulnerabilities, so as to avoid being infringed by blackmail software and other viruses
2. Close ports 445, 135, 137, 138 and 139, and close network sharing
3. Strengthen the awareness of network security: don't click the unknown link, don't download the unknown file, don't open the unknown email...
4. Back up the important files in your computer to the mobile hard disk and U disk as soon as possible (regularly in the future), and save the disk offline after the backup
5. It is recommended that users who are still using Windows XP and windows 2003 should upgrade to Windows 7 / windows 10 or windows 2008 / 2012 / 2016 as soon as possible.
Hayek studied business cycle theory and monetary theory with his teacher Mises early in his academic career. In 1931, he published "price and proction". Because the proposition in the book is contrary to Keynes's "on money" published a year ago, they launched a debate
The most typical example of
is gold and silver. For a long time, gold and silver were the common currency in the world. The hard currency of trade in all countries did not belong to any one country. Even in the era of gold standard, the state issues legal paper money, but legal paper money is still anchored by the free competition of gold. Gold circulates freely in the world and is more rigid than paper money
There are at least three reasons that lead to the existence of a large number of competitive currencies:one is the existence of multi-level market, because the metal currency is not easy to cut, super zero denomination currency and silver currency coexist
In the 18th and 19th centuries, there were long-standing high-ranking gold coins in Bangladesh, such as mulu, Sika rupee, middle akut rupee, and low ranking copper coins and BEIBI coins. Because silver coins are not easy to cut, a large number of shell coins with zero denomination are needed in remote areas and small exchangethis situation existed for a long time in ancient China, and the copper coin standard lasted for more than a thousand years in ancient China, but the iron coin also circulated for a long time (such as the Song Dynasty), and the face value of iron coin was smaller than that of copper coin. In the Qing Dynasty, with the discovery of Potosi silver mine in South America, a large number of silver coins flowed into China. Around 1730, the use of silver and money accounted for half of the transactions. Compared with copper coin, silver coin has a larger denomination, which is convenient for large transaction and solves the problem that copper coin is not easy to transport
The second is seasonal deflation, and private coins balance market demandin the agricultural era, the transaction volume of agricultural procts accounted for a large proportion, and a large amount of money was used for agricultural procts transaction. However, agricultural procts have obvious seasonality, and the transportation and supply of metal money is extremely inconvenient, so the problem of insufficient money often appears in the harvest season. In his book, Professor Kuroda cites the example of Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China in 1606. The original inventory management money could not meet the rice trade, so the private money was imported to meet the market demand to balance supply and demand. This kind of situation happens every year in China. Every year, it is the peak of money demand near the Spring Festival. The central bank will release part of liquidity to balance supply and demand
Thirdly, metal currency is a kind of deflation currency, which circulates a variety of currencies in regional and specific areas In his book, Professor Kuroda cites Nadina Jebel's case, "the transactions of grains such as rice are used for sonoto silver coins, the transactions of oils and fats are only used for French akote rupees or British akote rupees, and the transactions of flax are only used for French akote rupees." At the beginning of the 20th century, in China, all kinds of silver coins were circulated in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province. Mexican silver coins were used for the export of tea and porcelain procts in Shanghai, and silver coins issued locally in Jiangsu Province were used for the trade of local markets such as tobacco or beans. There are also silver bills used in Shanxi business circle, and various copper coins used in the coin community around the China Sea, including Japan, North Korea, Southeast Asia and other countriesthe problems of metal currency in multi-level market, seasonal deflation, regionality and specific fields do not exist in today's credit currency era. Many of the competitive currencies listed by Professor Kuroda also disappeared in the globalization of silver coins and the legal tender system
therefore, the monetary pattern of countries in the world we see today is one country one currency, which is legally issued by the state monopoly
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