Ransomware fear-flinger Uiwix fails to light

A ransomware variant, dubbed Uiwix, that abuses the same vulnerability as WannaCrypt has turned out to be something of a damp squib.

Uiwix omits the kill switch domain that was instrumental in shutting down the spread of WannaCrypt while retaining its self-replicating abilities, Danish security firm Heimdal Security warned on Sunday.

Heimdal Security initially claimed the worm could be bigger than WannaCrypt, an assertion criticised by security researchers as over the top. It turns out there has only ever been one confirmed sighting of Uiwix in the wild.

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