IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) has discovered a new Iranian malware that
has the ability to infect computers and delete all their information.
The malware called ZeroCleare
seems to be targeting companies in the
energy sector. All recorded attacks have been aimed at this type of entity.
ZeroCleare has two versions, one for Windows 32 bits and another for 64.
As far as has been verified, only the latest one has the potential to delete the data found on the device. Sin
embargo, both are dangerous as they can compromise and make a device vulnerable to future attacks.
According to IRIS, the attacks that have used this malware, siempre han sido muy organizados y enfocados a la compañía víctima con el propósito de vulnerar dicha empresa con el máximo acierto.
Se trata de un ataque organizado contra las reservas energéticas de petróleo en oriente, las cuales representan un 60% de todas las que hay en el planeta. Es por ello que estas empresas deben preparase ante estos ataques, mejorando así su propia seguridad.