Spotted in Iran, trojan Duqu

artappraiser — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:26:10 +0000

In reply to 'New Stuxnet' worm targets companies in Europe

Spotted in Iran, trojan Duqu may not be "son of Stuxnet" after all
By Jon Brodkin | Arstechnica, Published about 2 hours ago

A year after the Stuxnet worm targeted industrial systems in Iran and surprised security researchers with its sophistication, a new Trojan called Duqu has spread through the wild while being called the “Son of Stuxnet” and a “precursor to a future Stuxnet-like attack.” Researchers from Symantec say Duqu and Stuxnet were likely written by the same authors and based on the same code.

But further analyses by security researchers from Dell suggest Duqu and Stuxnet may not be closely related after all. That’s not to say Duqu isn’t serious, as attacks have been reported in Sudan and Iran. But Duqu may be an entirely new breed, with an ultimate objective that is still unknown.

A report yesterday from Dell SecureWorks analyzing the relationship to Stuxnet casts doubt on the idea that Duqu is related. For example, Dell says....

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Spotted in Iran, trojan Duqu