Check Point Advisories

Petya Ransomware Lateral Movement Remote Code Execution

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0530
Date Published:	28 Jun 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 11 February, 2019
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows Networks
Vulnerability Description	Petya is a malware that infects Windows computers, encrypting files and demanding ransom to decrypt the files. Once a network is infected the malware propagates laterally to further infect devices on the network.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Petya Ransomware Lateral Movement Remote Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Windows SMB Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Petya Ransomware Lateral Movement Remote Code Execution