Wiper

  • First known sample

    2011
  • Discovery

    2012
  • Number of targets

    Unknown
  • Current status

    Inactive since 2013
  • Type

    Data destroyer
  • Targeted platforms

    Windows
  • TOP targeted countries

    Iran
  • The way of propagation

    Unknown
  • Purpose/Functions

    Data wiping
  • Special features
    The creators of Wiper were extremely careful to destroy absolutely every last piece of data that could be used to trace the incidents
  • Targets

    Energy, oil and gas companies , Government entities
  • Artefacts/Attribution
    Wiper may have been related to Duqu and Stuxnet, given the common filenames.
  • Description

    Destructive malware that shut down computer systems in businesses throughout Iran in 2012.

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