Stuxnet

Also known as W32.Stuxnet, RootkitTmphider, W32.Temphid

Stuxnet is a malicious computer worm first uncovered on 17 June 2010 and thought to have been in development since at least 2005. Stuxnet targets supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems and is believed to be responsible for causing substantial damage to the Iran nuclear program after it was first installed on a computer at the Natanz Nuclear Facility in 2009. Although neither the United States nor Israel has openly admitted responsibility, multiple independent news organizations claim Stuxnet to be a cyberweapon built jointly by the two countries in a collaborative effort know

Key facts

Computer virus.common_name: Stuxnet
Computer virus.technical_name: As Stuxnet By Microsoft Worm:Win32/Stuxnet.[Letter] TrojanDropper:Win32/Stuxnet By Symantec W32.Stuxnet W32.Stuxnet!lnk By Sophos Troj/Stuxnet-[Letter] Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Stuxnet.[Letter] Worm.Win32.Stuxnet.[Letter] TR/Drop.Stuxnet.[Letter].[Number] By Kaspersky Worm.Win32.Stuxnet By F-Secure Trojan-Dropper:W32/Stuxnet Rootkit:W32/Stuxnet By Trend Micro RTKT_STUXNET.[Letter] LNK_STUXNET.[Letter] WORM_STUXNET.[Letter]
Computer virus.classification: Computer worm
Computer virus.type: Dropper
Computer virus.origin: United States
Computer virus.author: Equation Group
Computer virus.platform: Source:
Computer virus.file_size: ~0.5MB
Computer virus.language: C, C++ and others