WannaCry Ransomware: Analysis of Infection, Persistence, Recovery Prevention and Propagation Mechanisms
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1509-4553,1899-8852
DOI: 10.26636/jtit.2019.130218