Computer systems in Iran are being targeted by a new strain of malware that is capable of wiping disk partitions clean of files. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab said the malware launches only on pre-determined dates and will delete all files on drives D through I. Fake Antivirus 8 has been infecting computers via in recent days according to Roel Schouwenberg at. The two spar over the value of such a massive effort by the AMTSO (Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organizing)
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