What OS did Iran use? Stuxnet malware

My understanding is that Stuxnet is a Windows-specific virus. Where
does Linux enter into it?

 

Yes, you are correct. Linux does not enter into it. But had the
Israelis wanted to penetrate Linux, they could have. After all this
virus was one of the most sophisticated ever, see below. And it
spread via a classic "zero-day"attack.

RL


This kind of service can extend the life of outdated malware, or
extend the time new threats stay
undetected. However, the use of such technologies to resist detection
by antivirus software can be used
as a heuristic for the detection of previously unknown samples. But
the converse case also holds true:
avoiding using any techniques aimed at bypassing antivirus software
and making the program resemble
legitimate software more closely can be a way of protecting malware.
This is the case with the attack
mechanism used by the Stuxnet worm

The Stuxnet attack constituted a serious threat to trust in software
using legal digital signatures. This
creates a problem for white-listing, where security software is based
on the a priori assumption that a
trusted program meets certain conditions and is therefore indeed
trustworthy. And what if the program
closely resembles legitimate software and even has digital
certificates for installed modules published in
the name of reputable companies? All this suggests that targeted
attacks could persist much longer over
time than we previously imagined. Stuxnet was able to stay undetected
for a substantial period where
no one saw anything suspicious. The use of a self-launching, 0-day
vulnerability in the attack allowed the
rapid distribution of Stuxnet in the targeted region. The choice of
this kind of vulnerability is quite
deliberate, because in the absence of information about its existence,
use of the exploit will not be
detected. All these facts suggest a well-planned attack which remained
unnoticed until long after it was
launched. But it is precisely the existence of such threats that
inspires us to look at the new vector and
the possibility of attacks that use it, in order to reduce the impact
of future attacks.

 

Seeing as the virus/malware was installed via legitimate methods, ie:
it was trusted, I don't see how any OS comes into play here.

Another worthless shot at Linux by RayLopez99, noted...

 

Hey BD

Another name you pulled out of the hat?? LunchBox ? Sounds like you are hungry

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Please tell the Iranian Ayatollah's how they might remove Stuxnet with a
GNU/Linux install CD or USB drive?, fsckwit!
All that leaving them with a completely functional Atomic Energy plant and
without a set back in Iran’s nuclear program.
They might grant you 34 beautiful brides in heaven for that, maybe the Nobel
prize as well.

 

One seriously wonders why they didn't just use a proper OS like QNX for
this sort of thing to begin with...

WinDOS is a TOY that has no business in a nuclear facility.

 

Stupid Jed at it again, LMFAO!!
Siemens, who delivered the software to Iran, does not use Unix, Linux,
whatever!

 

Or anywhere, but if its all you know...

 

I said QNX you ignorant "mere consumer".

 

I said "whatever" (crapware), are you retarded or something?

 

Exactly "The Zionists are the source of every evil" and I am everything
but surprised that the insane RayDopez666 supports their outraged hatred.

 

Thank God for Microsoft and it's "unlimited possibilities" ;-)
Stuxnet has prevented a war in the Middle East, setting back Iran at least 2
years in it's nuclear ambitions.
--
Unix guru Andy Tanenbaum wrote:
[q]
"most attackers think hitting Windows offers a bigger bang for the buck so
Windows simply gets attacked more."
[/q]
http://lists.virus.org/securecoding-0405/msg00035.html

 

All that proves is that even a CIS professor is capable of making
foolish statements that contradict reality outside of academia.

 

No. You're just a rube consumer.

 

All that proves is that you are outwitted 100 times by a laurelled professor
of computer science!, you twit!
Awards:
Fellow of the ACM
Fellow of the IEEE
Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Coauthor of the Best Paper Award at the LADC Conference, 2009
Winner of a 2.5 million euro European Research Council Advanced Grant, 2008
USENIX Flame Award 2008 [13] for his many contributions to systems design
and to openness both in discussion and in source.
Coauthor of the Best Paper Award at the Real-Time and Network Systems Conf.,
2008
Coauthor of the Best Paper Award at the USENIX LISA Conf., 2006
Coauthor of the Best Paper for High Impact at the IEEE Percom Conf., 2006
Winner of the 2010 TAA McGuffey award for classic textbooks for Modern
Operating Systems
Winner of the 2007 IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal[14]
Academy Professor, 2004
Winner of the 2003 TAA McGuffey award for classic textbooks for Computer
Networks
Winner of the 2002 TAA Texty Award for new textbooks
Winner of the 1997 ACM SIGCSE for contributions to computer science
education
Winner of the 1994 ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award
Coauthor of the 1984 ACM SOSP Distinguished Paper Award

 

That's true. You don't want to let the nuclear genie out of the
bottle anymore than it already has: US, ex-USSR, France, UK, Israel,
China, Pakistan (!)--absurd that Pakistan has the bomb, which has a
GDP less than Greece which has fewer than one-tenth the population--
but I digress, India. South Africa, Libya, a few South American
countries (Brazil, Argentina) gave up. North Korea has bomb making
materials but they have not exploded properly any atomic weapon.

Why not let the nuclear genie out of the bottle? Because of a well-
kept (but well known) secret: nuclear war is survivable! No
kidding. Contrary to popular belief, if you don't go "all out" and
unleash your entire nuclear arsenal, a limited nuclear war is very
effective and quite survivable. A few million (at most) casualties, a
few million more long-term cancer deaths, but you can pretty much have
your way. If for example North Korea were to wipe out Kyoto with a
nuclear weapon, as a demonstration of their power, and they had a
dozen more such weapons and the means to quickly deliver them to
Tokyo, population 30M, you can bet Japan will fold to whatever Korea
wanted--including billions of dollars a year in ransom for
perpetuity. And BTW if the North Koreans had long-range
intercontinental ballistic weapons that could reach the west coast of
America I seriously doubt the USA would come to Japan's aid--likely
the US would urge calm, restraint and peace negotiations with the
ransom paid as 'foreign aid' by the US. War would become "economical"
again, just like it was before the advent of mass-killing technology
of the 20th century.

That's why you don't want any more kooks owning nuclear weapons. If
Egypt gets the bomb, and if the Muslim Brotherhood ever wins in that
country, you can bet that if right-wing-settlers are in power in
Israel that a nuclear war using tactical nuclear weapons between the
two countries is very possible (kill zone = 1 km, casualties a couple
of hundred thousand, not a big deal for Egypt or even Israel).
Actually true even if fanatics take over Israel's nuclear arsenal.
I've talked to more than a few who want to wipe Mecca off the face of
the earth--they are serious. Lobbying a nuclear bomb there is not out
of the question to these fanatics.

RL