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Sunday, January 23, 2011

Beware Stuxnet Impact On Windows 7

Stuxnet threat not only to shadow the user's computer with a system of 'supervisorycontrol and data acquisition "(SCADA), which is widely used in oil and gascompanies. Windows 7 and Vista users will also need to be alert.

The first threat, Alfons said, the victim Stuxnet so can not store data or run certain programs. This is because disk space is reduced due to swelling Winsta file.

Then, he went on, the computer may hang or slow. Plus the network connection thatcan be disconnected.

That's because Stuxnet perform injection on some Windows system files. Includessvchost.exe, which is associated with a network connection, as well as relatedlsass.exe computer activity.

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