WASHINGTON: First there was the Stuxnet computer virus that wreaked havoc on Iran’s nuclear programme. Now comes “Duqu,” which researchers said appears to be quite similar.
Security software firm Symantec said in a report it was alerted by a research lab with international connections to a malicious code that “appeared to be very similar to Stuxnet.” It was named Duqu because it creates files with “DQ” in the prefix.
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