Perpetrators Virus Spreaders "Stuxnet" & "Duqu"

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Perpetrators Virus Spreaders Stuxnet & Duqu
Cracks found in the Windows operating system used by hackers to inject the virus. Malicious program named "duqu" contains code that resembles Stuxnet, viruses that destroy Iran's nuclear program.

According to security experts, this virus had been previously predicted would be a substantial cyber threats. The virus is reported to contain code that is so exactly like Stuxnet.

"We are trying to overcome this problem and released a security update on consumers," said Microsoft address this issue.
Duqu reveals to the surface in October and was found by security software vendor Symantec Corp.. Now security experts compete to dismantle the middle of 'secret' of Duqu.

Researchers from Symantec themselves to believe that the hacker sends a virus to the victim via email attach a Microsoft Word document. If the user opens the document then the virus is in it will infect your PC.

The attacker could easily take over control of the victim and stole the device data in it.

Because the code in the "duqu" which resembles Stuxnet, an estimate appears that the attackers behind Stuxnet Duqu give the code to developers, or they are the same person.

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