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New Malware Wiping Data On Computers In Iran
L3sPau1 writes "Iran's computer emergency response team is reporting new malware targeting computers in the country that is wiping data from partitions D through I. It is set to launch on only particular dates. 'Clearly, the attacker was trying to think ahead. After trying to delete all the files on a particular partition the malware runs chkdsk on said partition. I assume the attacker is trying to make the loss of all files look like a software or hardware failure. Next to these BAT2EXE files there's also a 16-bit SLEEP file, which is not malicious. 16-bit files don't actually run on 64-bit versions of Windows. This immediately gives away the malware's presence on a x64 machine.' While there has been other data-wiping malware targeting Iran and other Middle East countries such as Wiper and Shamoon, researchers said there is no immediate connection."
But my D drive got wiped!
Too busy fucking camels and staring at ankle porn to install an AV suite?
wiping data from partitions D through I
Thank God I hid all my porn on C drive!
The old drone shaped USB drive trick always works!
1. Iran realizes all these viruses are made for Windows.
2. Iran switches operations to Linux to evade these viruses.
3. US spies learn this and report back that Iran is using Linux.
4. OMG OHNOEZ TEH LINUX IS TEH ENEMIES OF FREEEEEEDOMZ AND DIMMOCRASY ARREST THE TERRYRISTS USING ALL THE LINUXES!!!
...it's fairly clever to target partitions that aren't the OS partition. I didn't read the article, but if it's targeting all entries mapped on D:-I: then that could be network shares, flash memory, external hard disks, internal extra hard disks, and possibly even files awaiting burn to disc, and with the OS left untouched would not raise suspicion as quickly.
Do not look into laser with remaining eye.
Well it seems like Iran has become the testing ground for the new weaponized computer arms race.
I can't say this is a bad thing... Hopefully it eats their backups too.
I've never written a batch file over 64k before to warrant such extravagant conversion (Unless you count the REMs)
Kudos.
Why do I picture a guy frantically photoshopping Windows Explorer screenshots to show that there's still data on the D drive?
I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
The fucking Jooz strike again. If they can't steal it and rent it back to you? They shit all over it, so its no good to anyone.
none of the rest of the world has access.
This way the rest oif the world can be fooled to think Iran is evil. You know no outside communication to prove otherwise.
I can't say this is a bad thing... Hopefully it eats their backups too.
Why isn't this bad?
What possible good can come from attacking innocent people?
While we have no way of knowing who is behind these attacks... With the increase in attacks, targeting and seriousness of the recent attacks we've seen, one could fear that this is state sponsored terrorism. In which case I supose it wouldn't be unreasonable to suspect that Israel and maybe the US could be involved.
Anyway, you put it, this isn't open declared and honest warfare, it's more like terrorism (with no regards for collateral damage).
Personally, I don't think it's suitable for democracies to conduct secret attacks on anybody. I'm confident my country doesn't do it, but well aware that our allies, such as the US, have a long reputation of such hostilities... And I suppose sometimes it can be justified, but is it really necessary these days, the cold war is over.
At the end of the day, it all comes down to the following question:
What possible hope is there of peaceful development, democracy, arab spring and political improvement in Iran if they truly are under attack?
If anything, this will make Iranians more disconnected from independent media, less able to organize and help the authorities convince the people that everybody wants to harm Iran.
Think we can all agree that internet and information technology is the best catalyst for democracy.
You call it malware.
I call it a black ops program using my US tax dollars to attack Iran's nuclear weapons program.
Potato. Tater.
Same diff.
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Should have stored their files on the SkyDrive. How could that possibly be compromised, I mean it's in a freaking cloud!
If you reorganize the disk after the delet,e things like File Recovery Pro do not bring the data back. A simple delete can be easily reversed with many over the counter tools if the area of the disk has not been written to.
So it was written by a tween? From 1989?
I browse on +1 so AC's need not respond, I won't see it.
Sophos covered this on their Naked Security blog today. Iran is going off the deep end with this one. The attack could have been written by a 5th grader and contains nothing that is targeted at Iran. Sophos noted that it is amateur compared to Stuxnet, Flame, and the other one widely considered to be written with Iran specifically in mind. Apparently it was a slow day at Iran's CERT.
And many of the Linux server boxes are mapped by Windows clients as say P:. A Windows user infected with write privileges can wipe the share drive. Wiping share drives seems to be the goal.
The truth shall set you free!
How do you say Geek Squad in Farsi?
Lucky i keep all my data on drive A and B.
Excuse me while i change disks.
a b c d e f g, h i j k lmnop