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Analysis of Actual Propagation Behavior of WannaCry Within an Intranet (Extended Abstract)

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WannaCry is a ransomware that cannot only encrypt the victim’s data but propagate laterally in the victim’s local network. We present the results of analysis of some samples of WannaCry and actual propagation behavior of WannaCry in intranet environment.

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Oikawa, T., Takenaka, M., Unno, Y. (2020). Analysis of Actual Propagation Behavior of WannaCry Within an Intranet (Extended Abstract). In: Barolli, L., Nishino, H., Enokido, T., Takizawa, M. (eds) Advances in Networked-based Information Systems. NBiS - 2019 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1036. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29029-0_54

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