Eternal Heart

Hundreds of meters high bookshelves stood in rows, stretching as far as the eye could see. Only in such a scene could one truly appreciate that knowledge is infinite.

Chen Mo walked to the desk and opened the dark red book. Old Shu's figure instantly appeared inside the library.

Old Shu looked at Chen Mo and nodded slightly.

"You've been quite diligent, finishing 100 books so quickly. Now you have a chance to draw a technology. Do you want to draw it now?"

"Old Shu, I wanted to ask if there's any computer antivirus software here that can detect and kill ransomware?" Chen Mo asked.

If he were to research it himself, he could definitely develop antivirus software, but it would take too long. He felt that using that time to read books and exchange them for technology would be more worthwhile.

"What kind of ransomware?" Old Shu asked.

"The one outside, on those two computers on my desk," Chen Mo said.

Old Shu closed his eyes. After a moment, he pointed a finger. A huge light screen descended from above the Sci-Tech Library.

On the light screen was the lock screen of the ransomware.

"Is this it?" Old Shu asked.

"Yes."

"Killing this kind of computer virus is very simple, you can solve it," Old Shu said. "Now you have two choices. One is that you freely choose an antivirus software technology. The second is that I give you the virus code, and you design the antivirus program yourself. As the price for the virus code, your right to freely choose a technology will be changed to a random selection."

"Old Shu, are you testing me?"

"You can think of it that way," Old Shu said. "I told you from the beginning, the Sci-Tech Library is not for you to just sit back and enjoy. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many books."

Old Shu pointed to the endless rows of bookshelves.

"Then I'll take the second option," Chen Mo said resolutely.

Having read nearly a hundred books on computer technology and hacking techniques, coupled with the source code of the ransomware, he believed that it wouldn't take too long for him to design an antivirus program.

It was just that the random technology selection was a bit uncertain. He had nothing right now. If he randomly got a technology he couldn't use or a very useless one, he would have to wait until next time. Now was the time to rely on luck.

"Not bad."

Old Shu nodded, pointed his finger at the light screen, and dense lines of code were listed on it. Then the light screen shrunk, turning into a book that landed in Old Shu's hand, which he then pressed onto Chen Mo's head.

The dense code was imprinted in Chen Mo's mind, and the essence of the ransomware was also crystal clear in his mind.

Various ideas intertwined and appeared in his mind.

"Wait until you design the program to kill the virus, then come back to choose the technology. Perhaps there will be unexpected gains then," Old Shu said meaningfully.

After exiting the Sci-Tech Library, Chen Mo sat back down in front of the computer. With the source code of the virus, the subsequent matters became much simpler.

He already had an idea, but this idea still needed to be verified by designing the program.

Turning on the computer, Chen Mo began to type code.

The news of Binhai University being attacked by ransomware quickly spread online. In this information age, the incident spread throughout the country in the shortest possible time.

The appearance of this news seemed to sound the charge.

Major universities across the country also reported being attacked by ransomware. In the friend circles and forums of the attacked universities, there was a chorus of lament.

The virus was named 'Eternal Heart', a variant of the ransomware 'Eternal Blue'.

Similar to the last time, it mainly spread through email attachments, phishing website mass downloads, users downloading virus files from malicious sites, and web page exploits.

The difference was that if clicked, the virus would infect the computer's local network and then spread throughout the entire area, greatly enhancing its propagation ability.

The last time ransomware appeared, it only locked documents, videos, and hard drive data. This time, it directly locked the entire computer system, making it impossible to log in to the desktop.

The main areas infected by the ransomware variant 'Eternal Heart' in the country were major universities and companies. It spread through the universities' local networks and company networks.

Many universities quickly shut down their campus networks to avoid infection by 'Eternal Heart'.

The virus was still spreading and could not be stopped.

More and more computer virus incidents occurred, and the internet was buzzing with a mix of worry and relief. Surfing the internet also became cautious, and people dared not casually click on some websites and unknown software.

This time it was a variant of the ransomware, more complete than the last time. The loopholes had been patched, and the spread speed was also much faster than the last time. In a short period, it had spread completely.

Following the last ransomware crisis, another computer virus crisis swept across the globe.

All news media put the ransomware incident on their front pages.

Huaxia has closed virtual currency trading, how to solve the computer virus?

Eternal Blue variant: Eternal Heart? Nearly a million computers infected.

Affected by 'Eternal Heart', the price of Bitcoin continues to rise.

Online, various reports were overwhelming. In Europe, where the new ransomware variant 'Eternal Heart' was first discovered, it was almost entirely affected.

The entire Europe was shrouded in gloom. The main areas attacked this time were stock exchanges, banks, government departments, universities, energy companies, subway systems, enterprises, supermarkets, etc.

European stock exchanges were forced to close, leading to chaos in the stock market. Many bank computers were also attacked, ATMs could not dispense cash, and banks could not conduct normal business.

The UK's National Health Service was hit again, and the computer systems of all its hospitals were also infected, preventing some rescue and ambulance dispatches.

In just one day, 'Eternal Heart' had already spread to the Middle East, South America, Oceania, and Southeast Asia.

As 'Eternal Heart' spread, the ransomware officially evolved into a global virus crisis. This variant of the ransomware was several times more terrifying than the previous virus crisis.

Globally, over a million computers had been infected with the virus and locked. If the system were reinstalled, all the data on the computer would be lost.

Many people had important data on their computers and certainly couldn't reinstall the system. They were currently waiting for a solution.

Affected by 'Eternal Heart', Microsoft's stock plummeted by 2%, wiping out nearly $11 billion in market value.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation also opened a case, searching globally for the hacker organization that created the ransomware variant.

Tracing the source of the 'Eternal Heart' spread, they quickly discovered that it was the result of careful planning by advanced hackers over several months, and currently, there was no way to trace it.

Many cybersecurity companies also immediately issued warnings, reminding users not to open suspicious emails.

Various measures and reports flooded in.

Five days had passed, and the number of computers infected by 'Eternal Heart' had exceeded one million.

Numerous cybersecurity companies could only offer preventative advice, but there was still no real antivirus software capable of detecting and removing the ransomware.

Only a few days remained until the deadline for the first batch of infected computers. If a method to eliminate the virus couldn't be found within two days, all the data on the computers would be destroyed.

Many people were already desperate and began paying virtual currencies like Bitcoin to the hackers to get the key to unlock their computers.

Since the last ransomware outbreak, people had seen the regulatory loopholes in virtual currencies like Bitcoin, providing avenues for crimes such as money laundering, fund transfers, and tax evasion.

After the first virus crisis, Huaxia's market regulatory authorities gradually shut down virtual currency trading platforms.

This virus crisis made it impossible for domestically infected computers to 'redeem' themselves.

Some people could only pray that a method to eliminate the virus would be found at the last moment, otherwise, all the important data on their computers would be lost.

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