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Iran says Stuxnet virus infected 16,000 computers
Associated Press
Published: 18.02.12, 19:01
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1. Aw what a shame
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (02.18.12)
As for the limited damage - that is Iranian propaganda speak for it totally wasted their entire computer system and the computers can no longer be used for anything.
2. They can ask Israel
eli ,   Yerushalayim   (02.18.12)
to sell them a Antivirus-SW.
3. Iran can divert some of their bomb makers
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (02.18.12)
to developing anit-virus software
4. may there be many more !
twice blessed ,   toronto   (02.18.12)
5. STUXNET WHAT A BENEFIC VIRUS !
Mark ,   T.a. Israel   (02.18.12)
After learning this news I feel more Secure and Happy really !
6. 16,000 computers?
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (02.19.12)
Tack on a few zeroes, and you'll get the true picture. And it isn't just STUXNET. It's cousin DUQU and cousin TILDED, and considerably more of that rather large family. The simple fact of the matter is that all of Iran's computer networks -- especially the sensitive ones -- have been infected. The malware is capable of remaining perfectly invisible and perfectly innocuous until activated. Iran's military command and control, its missile defense systems, its electrical grid and its networks which control its petroleum industry have all been infected. The most elite virus protection software in the world cannot help Iran. Stuxnet et al. isn't the product of a week's worth of effort. It took DECADES. The only protection available was likely designed in Israel and -- well, will wonders never cease -- will not be available to Iran. Or any other country, for that matter. Threaten Israel very much to your peril. We can get you any number of ways. Please do remember that we tried the most civilized way first. But it isn't the last.
7. it reminds me..
daniela ,   panama   (02.19.12)
Of the plagues of Egypt... at that time it was the Nile, the the firstborn, et all.. today those plagues are called Stuxnet, Duqu etc... I would recommend our ¨friend¨ HAman-dinejead to read some Bible in order to know what to expect...
8. Why do Iranians need anti-malware software?
William ,   Israel   (02.19.12)
Aren't they the most brilliant technologically-minded people on the planet - capable of blocking the malware from affecting any computers and building advanced rocket systems by themselves, in mere weeks, from nothing more than chewing gum and a napkin sketch?
9. Iran Infestaton
Ernest ,   Melbourne Australia   (02.19.12)
Iran is already infected with a really ugly virus called the "Mahmoud Ahmajinehad.net" and is it ugly and destructive!! Yech!!!!!!! This miskeit however is not an Israeli creation.
10. Sarah "BS", are you saying....
Persian CAT   (02.19.12)
Israeli computers are not infected with Stuxnet and others just like it, while millions in the US, India and other places are? At least the Iranians have the honesty and courage to admit it, attributes Israel has never had.
11. This does not match reality of the situation
Jay Ahmari   (02.19.12)
Iran is rolling according to IAEA reports as far as enrichment goes. They just built nuclear fuel rods and started running centrifuges in Fordo. So what did Stuxnet accomplish exactly?!!?!?
12. virus
anonymous   (02.19.12)
Of course, the unforeseen consequence will be the enhancement of the Iranian anti-malware industry.
13. To: No. 11
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (02.19.12)
Check your facts. The IAEA reports consistently that Iran's enrichment facilities are not functional. As to what Stuxnet -- and its very large family -- accomplished is nothing more than shut down Iran. It won't last forever, but Israel has a great many resources to bring against the Islamic Republic.
14. To: No. 10
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (02.19.12)
Oh, yeah. Those are exactly the adjectives I would use to describe Iran (smirk). "Honesty" and "courage. You are a fool. But why do you live in the United States when your heart is clearly in the Islamic Republic? Maybe you are smarter than I thought. Dim, but not entirely dull. Not too shabby for someone who mucks toilets for a living.
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