Revisiting Stuxnet: Research Notes
Revisiting Stuxnet: Research Notes Technical Analysis and Design Insights into the Loader “To understand the immeasurable, the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti Seeker( 李标明 ) · @clibm079 China · Independent Malware Analyst & Researcher From 2026.03.30 to 2026.05.12 Prologue: Curiosity-driven, keep moving I took a short break and went home for the Sping Festival with family after the last time I did research about UEFI. In this report I will continue to move back in history; it’s 15 years ago, a very complicated malware called Stuxnet. According to Wikipedia, Stuxnet is a malicious computer worm first uncovered on 17 June 2010 and thought to have been in development since at least 2005. Maybe, as you know, it’s very complecated components, so my plan is to choose one of them with limited resources and time and deep...