About this vulnerability

SMB:CVE-2017-014 is a exploit/vulnerability that exploits a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Windows SMB Service. The vulnerability was exploited through EternalBlue and used in two widespread malware ransomware attacks, the WannaCry and NotPetya ransomwares. The vulnerability was patched with a Windows update, which you should have already installed. The vulnerability allowed the attacker to gain the ability to execute code on a target server. The Windows update is necessary to fix this vulnerability. SMB-CVE-2017-0144

Both WannaCry and NotPetya caused a lot of damages back in 2017 when they infected tens of thousands of computers all over the world, and encrypted files. The exploit used by the ransomware infection was known to Microsoft, and the company had released a patch to fix it prior to the attacks. However, not everyone installed the update, which led to their computers becoming infected.

Even after installing the update, users of Avast anti-virus may get alerts that the program has safely aborted a connection because it was infected with SMB:CVE-2017-0144. The alert may appear numerous times, disrupting regular computer use. It does not mean that your computer has been infected with any ransomware or some other infection. It appears that to stop this alert from appearing, the user should disable file sharing on the device on which the alert is appearing, and block incoming traffic on port 445.

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