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Same Platform Made Stuxnet, Duqu; Others Lurk

Posted by timothy on from the what-evil-lurks-in-the-hearts-of-men dept.

wiredmikey writes "New research from Kaspersky Labs has revealed that the platform dubbed 'tilded' (~d), which was used to develop Stuxnet and Duqu, has been around for years. The researchers say that same platform has been used to create similar Trojans which have yet to be discovered. Alexander Gostev and Igor Sumenkov have put together some interesting research, the key point being that the person(s) behind what the world knows as Stuxnet and Duqu have actually been using the same development platform for several years." An anonymous reader adds a link to this "surprisingly entertaining presentation" (video) by a Microsoft engineer, in which "he tells the story of how he and others analysed the exploits used by Stuxnet. Also surprising are the simplicity of the exploits which were still present in Win7." See also the report at Secureist from which the SecurityWeek story draws.

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  1. Happy new year by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Happy new year~

    1. Re:Happy new year by Noitatsidem · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I'd mod you up, but no points.

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      Feel free to mod me down, just know that unlike some Anonymous Cowards I'm not afraid to express my views as myself.
  2. So basically by koan · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Almost the entire Internet is a trojan.

    And no i don't have anything better to do on NYE.

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    "If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied."
    1. Re:So basically by koan · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Maybe malware would be a better word, I think this year I'll stop replying to my own post too.

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      "If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied."