On october 14, 2011, a research lab with strong international connections alerted us to a sample that appeared to be very similar to stuxnet. The research lab provided us with samples recovered from computer systems located in europe, as well as a detailed report with their initial findings. Early today symantec published an inside look at a new targeted malware attack called duqu. Duqu, is a remote access trojan rat that appears to. Duqu trojan a precursor to next stuxnet, symantec warnsnew malware shares stuxnet code, targets makers of industrial control systemssecurity vendor symantec is warning of a new malware threat that it says could be a precursor to the next stuxnet. S ep t mber spammers exploit the tenth anniversary of 911 to harvest email addresses. Nicolas falliere on october 14, 2011, we were alerted to a sample by the laboratory of cryptography and system security crysys at budapest university of. Duqu is a threat nearly identical to stuxnet, but with a completely different purpose. We confirmed duqu is a threat nearly identical to stuxnet, but with a completely different purpose of espionage rather than sabotage. Harbinger of an emerging warfare capability congressional research service summary in september 2010, media reports emerged about a new form of cyber attack that appeared to target iran, although the actual target, if any, is unknown. Pdf stuxnet was the first targeted malware that received worldwide.
In the case of kaspersky lab, the attack took advantage of a zeroday cve20152360. It aims to gather sensitive data from recorded key strokes. They named the threat duqu dyukyu because it creates files with the file name prefix dq. Nov 05, 2011 on october 14, 2011, crysys contacted symantec to get some help analyzing the malware, and symantec released an extremely informative 67 page pdf report called w32. Before proceeding further we recommend that you run a full system scan. Duqu is essentially the precursor to a future stuxnetlike attack. You have arrived at this page either because you have been alerted by your symantec product about a risk, or you are concerned that your computer has been affected by a risk. Flame was sophisticated spyware that recorded skype conversations, logged keystrokes, and gathered screenshots, among other activities.
Based on stuxnet code, duqu was designed to log keystrokes and mine data from industrial facilities, presumably to launch a later attack. When disarm encounters a font embedded within a pdf document and the font configuration is enabled in the symantec messaging gateway on. Because type 1 font programs were originally produced. Duqu, son of stuxnet raises questions of origin and intent. Symantec believes that duqu was created by the same authors as stuxnet, or that the authors had access to the source code of stuxnet. The precursor to the next stuxnet semantic scholar. If no threat is detected we recommend you submit suspect files here.
Duqu, which is one of the components of the of the duqu trojan. Inside the main dll is a resource numbered 302, which is actually another dll. Nicolas falliere on october 14, 2011, we were alerted to a sample by the laboratory of cryptography and system security crysys at. Duqu is highly targeted toward specific organizations that possessed particular it systems, and is designed to stay active for only 36 days and then remove. Update october 18, 2011 symantec has known that some of the malware files associated with the w32. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. A blog post from symantec explains, duqu is essentially the precursor to a future stuxnetlike attack. Duqu is a collection of computer malware discovered on 1 september 2011, thought to be. Duqu appears to have launched attacks at the venues for some of these high level talks. Duqu, a sophisticated piece of malware, is a dropper program that exploits a vulnerability. Duqu malware, sometimes referred to as the stepbrother of 2stuxnet. B is an evolution of the older duqu worm, which was used in a number of intelligencegathering attacks against a range of industrial targets before it was exposed in 2011. Eric chien symantec, liam omurchu symantec, nicolas falliere.
Symantec endpoint security endpoint management symantec enduser endpoint security endpoint security services server security family. Duqu does not contain any code related to icss and is primarily a remote access trojan rat. W32 duqu silently installs files on the infected system, then collects and forwards the confidential information from the system to a remote command and control cc server. Symantec lausui omassa crysys raporttiin perustuvassa tutkimuksessa, etta duqu on rakenteeltaan lahes identtinen stuxnetin kanssa, mutta haittaohjelman kayttotarkoitus on taysin eri. A targeted trojan bearing a lot of similarities to the stuxnet virus has been found in industrial systems in europe, apparently being used to gather information for a future stuxnetstyle attack, security company symantec reports. Oct 18, 2011 a blog post from symantec explains, duqu is essentially the precursor to a future stuxnetlike attack. A stuxnetlike malware found in the wild, technical report pdf.
The threat was written by the same authors, or those that have access to the stuxnet source code, and the recovered samples have been cre. Every font file contains information that needs extensive parsing and interpretation and this makes them potentially dangerous. Symantec warns about duqu, a new stuxnetstyle threat. Researchers at symantec have analyzed the mysterious new file, w32. Jun 12, 2012 eric chien and liam omurchu, symantec. Aug 25, 2019 analysis by symantec concurs with kasperskys assessment today that duqu 2. Stuxnet targets supervisory control and data acquisition systems and is believed to be responsible for causing substantial damage to the nuclear program of iran. This might not be important news if it werent for its ties to stuxnet. Symantec states that they are continuing to analyze additional variants of w32. We also helped symantec to reproduce the installation of duqu from the.
Analysis by symantec concurs with kasperskys assessment today that duqu 2. Internet security threat report 8 symantec corporation phishing attacks found containing fake trust seals. Duqu trojan a precursor to next stuxnet, symantec warns. Symantec diagram on duqu duqu is a computer worm discovered on 1 september 2011, thought to be related to the stuxnet worm. Duqu is reportedly targeted to specific organizations, possibly with a view to collecting specific information that could be used for a later attack. Duqu is a snooping bug with some very similar code to the stuxnet. Duqu is a trojan used by an attacker to install infostealer on the target machine.
On october 18, 2011, symantec released the first of several versions of its security response report entitled w32. Submitted files are analyzed by symantec security response and, where necessary, updated definitions are immediately distributed through liveupdate to all symantec endpoints. The threat appeared very similar to the stuxnet worm from june of 2010 1. Recent information says that several organizations in europe and the middle east have possibly been infected with duqu. Crysys named the threat duqu dyukyu because it creates files with the file name prefix dq 2. Duqu is a remote access trojan rat that steals data from computers it infects.
Duqu trojan has been discovered by symantec researchers. Symantec revoked the customer certificate in question on october 14, 2011. Duqu is a collection of computer malware discovered on 1 september 2011, thought to be related to the stuxnet worm and to have been created by unit 8200. A duqu a kartekony programok koze tartozik, es a vilagon az egyik legismertebb ilyen kartevo. Symantec warns about duqu, a new stuxnetstyle threat infoworld. Duqu does not contain any code related to industrial control systems ics and is primarily a remote access trojan, symantec said. The precursor to the next stuxnet eric chien symantec, liam omurchu symantec, nicolas falliere i. Introduction on october 14, 2011, we were alerted to a sample by the laboratory of cryptography and system security crysys at budapest university of technology and economics. Please check this knowledge base page for more information. Duqu has been targeted at industrial equipment manufacturers, illegally collecting information. Unspecified vulnerability in the truetype font parsing engine in win32k. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Cot security alert microsoft vulnerability related to duqu malware a malware known as duqu has been in the news recently being touted as the next stuxnet due to each containing similar source code.
If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your trend micro product, no further step is required. Symantec uskoo, etta duqun loi joko sama taho kuin stuxnetin tai kaytossa oli ainakin stuxnetin lahdekoodi. Duqu, as symantec calls it, carries a valid digital certificate stolen from a company in taipei, which was a symantec customer. Dragonfly group symantec energetic bear crowdstrike active since 2011 appears to be russian origin havex rat and sysmain rat initial targets. Duqu is a remote access trojan rat that believes to be a part of stuxnet family. The precursor to the next stuxnet page 4 security response file history duqu has three files. Reemergence of an aggressive cyberespionage threat. A new cyber weapon using nearly identical parts of the cyber superweapon stuxnet has been detected on computer systems in europe and is believed to be a. Duqu was gathered from a research organization based in europe and that additional variants have been recovered from a second organization in europe. The two threats are almost identical in terms of source code but w32. The most sophisticated malware ever seen updated 2019. Us canada defense and aviation lately european energy firms dragonfly energetic bear 2014. Analysis of the flame worm win32flamer reveals some interesting facts about the internal structure of its main module. B is an evolution of the older duqu worm, which was used in a number of intelligencegathering attacks against a range of industrial targets before it.
The threat was written by the same authors or those that have access to the stuxnet source. Win32 device driver a 64 bit version is known as well. Cve201402, these reports give a technical overview of duqu functionality and classify it as a rat. Beware, there is an information gathering threat targeting specific organizations, including industrial control system manufacturers, according to a security response report from symantec describing w32. Iran infections different from those observed by symantec. The laboratory of cryptography and system security of the budapest university of technology and economics in hungary discovered the threat, analysed the malware, and wrote a 60page report naming the threat duqu.
Duqu malware spotted and identified by experts is based on the same stuxnet code, however unlike stuxnet, duqu does not contain specific code related industrial control systems. A duqu felfedezoje es elso analizaloja a budapesti muszaki egyetem hiradastechnikai tanszeken mukodo crysys adat es rendszerbiztonsag laboratorium, a felfedezes hire bejarta a vilagsajtot. Symantec security research centers around the world provide unparalleled analysis of and protection from it security threats that include malware, security risks, vulnerabilities, and spam. Duqu threat were signed with private keys associated with a code signing certificate issued to a symantec customer. The precursor to the next stuxnet symantec has released a report on duqu, a worm that is very similar to the stuxnet virus that disrupted irans uranium enrichment last year. No quick patch to kill duqu, turn back clock to when viruses. Cot security alert microsoft vulnerability related to duqu.
Pdf stuxnet was a malware first discovered in 2010 on an iranian computer. When disarm encounters a font embedded within a pdf document and the font configuration is enabled in the symantec messaging gateway on the disarm settings page, we remove the font. Oct 18, 2011 a new cyber weapon using nearly identical parts of the cyber superweapon stuxnet has been detected on computer systems in europe and is believed to be a precursor to a potential stuxnetlike. The duqu trojan main purpose is to obtain a remote access allowing an adversary to gather information from a compromised computer and of course to download and run arbitrary programs. Security vendor symantec is warning of a new malware threat that it says could be a precursor to the next stuxnet. Stuxnet is a malicious computer worm, first uncovered in 2010, thought to have been in development since at least 2005. The purpose of the worm is to gather intelligence data and assets from entities such as industrial infrastructure and.
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