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October 19th, 2011 08:00
Stuxnet Clone 'Duqu' Possibly Preparing Power Plant Attacks
Security researchers have detected a new Trojan, scarily similar to the infamous Stuxnet worm, which could disrupt computers controlling power plants, oil refineries and other critical infrastructure networks.
The Trojan, dubbed "Duqu" by the security firm Symantec, appears, based on its code, to have been written by the same authors as the Stuxnet worm, which last July was used to cripple an Iranian nuclear-fuel processing plant.
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http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/10/18/stuxnet-clone-found-possibly-preparing-power-plant-attacks/?test=latestnews
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October 22nd, 2011 04:00
After the computer malware Stuxnet has been tough for many computer experts to determine. In 2010, it infected nuclear control systems in Iran. Industrial control computers in Europe have been infected with a brand new malware. This dubbed as Duqu virus uses Stuxnet DNA to mine industrial data. The said virus doesn't appear to have direct influence, but mines for information that could be used for further attacks. Thus far, at least three variants of Duqu have been identified in European industrial control companies. Researchers theorize that the virus is intended to download sensitive information that could be used to launch further, destructive effects and this is the more alarming one that should be avoided and destroyed before it gain full force to launch more dangerous attacks all over the world.
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October 22nd, 2011 15:00
Hi graceR2,
Welcome to Dell Community. Thank you for sharing.
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November 4th, 2011 06:00
info on a Microsoft Fix-it for [at least one form of] a Duqu-related attack
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/virus-spyware/f/3522/p/19420362/19987142.aspx
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November 9th, 2011 06:00
Duqu spawned by 'well-funded team of competent coders'
World's first known modular rootkit does steganography, too
Complete article:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/09/duqu_analysis/
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November 11th, 2011 10:00
Duqu Attackers Using Word Docs As Attack Vector
"... The analysis is based on a couple of specific Duqu infections, and, and coupled with the files and drivers that have been discovered previously, researchers say that it now looks certain that whoever is behind Duqu is tailoring each attack specifically to each new target, right down to creating new files for the attacks on the day that they're performed..."
https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/duqu-attackers-using-word-docs-attack-vector-111111