Technique
technique:worm_propagation
Also: spreading mechanism
Automatic spreading mechanism added to Stuxnet so it could propagate through Windows systems and connected networks.
Automatic spreading mechanism added to Stuxnet so it could propagate through Windows systems and connected networks.
“They used a worm and because of that, they would infect any Windows system that Stuxnet encountered.”
“The spreading mechanism was too aggressive”
Stuxnet USES worm propagation
A worm-based spreading mechanism was added so Stuxnet would infect Windows systems it encountered.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Kim Zetter EP 29 Details
“They used a worm and because of that, they would infect any Windows system that Stuxnet encountered.”