"Dance of the Hillary" virus

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2 days ago

PETALING JAYA: A viral WhatsApp message claiming that a video called "Dance of the Hillary" is a virus which formats their mobile phone is actually a hoax.The message - which initially circulated in India - also warned users that ATMs would be closed for the next few days due to the ransomware cyber attack, and urged them not to perform any online transactions until the issue was fixed."ATM’s will be closed for the next 2-3 days probably, due to ransomware cyber attack within India. So, if you need then please withdraw money today for the rest of the week at least. Don’t do any online transactions today," said the message.The message was circulated widely and has even reached Malaysian users, but has been rubbished by the Reserve Bank of India, who said they were keeping a close watch on the situation involving the WannaCry ransomware attack.

“Please inform all contacts from your list not to open a video called the ‘Dance of the Hillary’. It is a virus that formats your mobile. Beware it is very dangerous,” the message read, asking users to forward it to their contacts.News portal India.com confirmed that message was false, and that no ATM’s had been shut down purportedly due to the cyber attack that is said to have affected more than 100 countries.In an article published on its website Tuesday, it also refuted that the “Dance of the Hillary” video was a virus.The claim that the so-called video will ruin one’s mobile phone is actually part of an old hoax that initially went viral in October last year.Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/05/16/viral-dance-of-the-hillary-whatsapp-message-a-hoax/#ESRAjXHuXPPZbAOD.99http://newthingswith.blogspot.comx

As many as 150 countries are reeling under the consequences of a shocking ransomware attack, where a virus called WannaCry takes over computers and demands a payment of $300 in Bitcoin to unlock the data. India, too, was found to be one of the affected countries. And as it often happens, it has unleashed a flurry of warning messages on social media and messaging apps to guard against the attack.

While the messages may be well-intended, many of them are fake.

There are legitimate messages warning people against opening email attachments with certain extensions or those sent by unknown or untrusted senders, and to run security patches and keep anti-virus softwares updated. But it’s getting harder by the hour to discern them from the fake ones.

For instance, one of the most commonly forwarded messages is warning people against opening a video called ‘Dance of the Hillary’. According to the message, opening this video automatically formats your phone. The message claims that this was also announced on BBC radio.

The message is actually an edited version of an older hoax.

An earlier message with similar language claimed the video in question was called ‘Sonia Disowns Rahul’. That hoax message claimed this video would format your phone and steal your credit card information. In another rendition of the message, the name of the video changes to ‘Dance of Pope’.

According to a report in BOOM, the message has tell-tale signs of a hoax. For starters, if the virus wants to steal your information, formatting the phone would be self-defeating. Another giveaway is if SMS lingo is used, such as ‘fwd’, which no legitimate news source would use.

There have also been messages circulating about ATMs being shut due the ransomware attack, and those warning people against doing online transactions “today”. The BOOM report says that the lack of a specific time of origin by using words such as ‘today’ and ‘tomorrow’ is also a sign of the message being a hoax.

It must be noted however that there are conflicting reports about ATMs being frozen due to the ransomware attack. This TOI report, for instance, says that the RBI has directed ATM networks to operate only after receiving a Windows update.

However, the RBI spokesperson has rubbished messages about RBI directing banks to shut down ATMs. Speaking to TNM, the spokesperson said that the RBI has not passed any circulars to banks on the issue, and clarified that any and all circulars sent by the RBI have been uploaded on their website.

Suchetana Ray’s report in Hindustan Times also quoted security experts as saying that ATMs are safe for now.

The Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) has issued a red alert about the ransomware. It has asked Windows users to apply security patches to Windows systems as mentioned in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-010.

You can find more details about the virus and keeping your system safe from the attack here.