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.... >From what I have read this morning it appears to be an APT, should know more in the coming days and weeks but most times with APT's details will be slow coming. Here are some sites that you may want to look at: http://krebsonsecurity.com/ http://securelist.com/blog/research/ http://www.csoonline.com/author/Steve-Ragan/ http://blog.crowdstrike.com/ This one will be interesting in a few weeks: http://www.csoonline.com/article/2880095/cyber-attacks-espionage/crowdstrike-demonstrates-how-attackers-wiped-the-data-from-the-machines-at-sony.html

...t; Security through obscurity. Also bear in mind that M$ makes it easy for the bad guys (WannaCry for example). That XP is so insecure is a lot of FUD. Again, look at the infection rates if you want to know what that truth is and not marketing FUD. Here is a good (older) article: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2128503/data-protection/windows-7-malware-infection-rate-climbs--xp-s-falls.html If security is your issue, start by not using Windows. -T

On 09/30/2017 12:58 AM, Rowland Penny via samba wrote: > I understand that you have to use XP, but you don't have to use NTLM, > haven't you heard of 'wanacry' ? > Go here and read it:http://www.imss.caltech.edu/node/396 WannaCry did not infect XP or for that matter, Windows Nein, oops, Ten. Doesn't mean it couldn't if altered to do so: Reference: