Viruses impersonating Microsoft delete data

Bkav's virus surveillance system, which has detected many search results, has led to a tool to impersonate Microsoft software firms. This tool is a virus that destroys data, it will erase all data on the C drive when activated.

During October, the Stuxnet virus was the subject of frequent mention in the global media. This is the virus that caused a massive attack on industrial network control systems - Siemens SCADA in India, Indonesia, Pakistan . then appeared rampant in Iranian industrial facilities.

Experts even questioned the political motives behind Stuxnet's attack on Iran to steal confidential documents about the country's nuclear program . Due to the complexity of the stories surrounding Stuxnet, many users have searched the Internet for tools to scan and remove this virus.

Bkav's virus monitoring system has detected many search results, leading to a tool to impersonate Microsoft software firm. Not only does this tool not kill Stuxnet, it is a virus that destroys data, it will erase all data on the C drive when activated.

Network security experts say, to avoid mistakenly loading fake tools that are rampant on the Internet, users should access the antivirus software companies' websites instead of searching online. It is best to use copyrighted anti-virus software.

In Vietnam, in October, there were 42 websites of agencies and enterprises in Vietnam being hacked by, including 4 cases caused by domestic hackers, 38 cases by foreign hackers.

Also in October, there were 4,337 new strains of computer viruses appearing in Vietnam. These viruses infected 4.4 million computers. The most contagious virus in the past month is W32.AutoRunUSB.Worm has infected over 229 thousand computers.