Blog Update For WannaCry Ransomware

WannaCry Ransomware Clients of the .Cloud product are protected against the known variants of the WannaCry virus that have been circulating since the beginning of the attacks. We have continuously added new heuristics to block the WannaCry payload files that have been observed in the wild. The further detection on the payload is to ensure that customers are protected. However, the actual payloads for most infections are normally never seen in the actual emails.

There has been no confirmed information related to the virus spreading through email. However, we are continually monitoring the landscape for new information or attacks.

To keep up to date on the WannaCry ransomware attack please see the blog below: https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/what-you-need-know-about-wannacry-ransomware.