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Spy rootkit targets key Indian, Iranian systems
Sophisticated malicious software which infects critical infrastructure systems is spreading in the wild, according to security companies.
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Sophisticated malicious software which infects critical infrastructure systems is spreading in the wild, according to security companies.
Finnish security company F-Secure, which is in the process of analyzing the malware, told ZDNet UK that critical infrastructure in India and Iran had been affected.
The malware takes advantage of a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft .lnk shortcut files, and infects Siemens WinCC Scada software running on Windows 7 Enterprise Edition x86 systems. It spreads via USB drives and runs automatically when a shortcut icon is displayed on a user's screen.
For more of this story, read Spy rootkit goes after key Indian, Iranian systems on ZDNet UK.