▁ag ency ▁NS A ▁and ▁its ▁British ▁counter part , ▁the ▁G CH Q . ▁The ▁Inter cept ▁provided ▁samples ▁of ▁Regin ▁for ▁download ▁including ▁mal ware ▁discovered ▁at ▁Belg ian ▁tele communic ations ▁provider , ▁Bel ga com . ▁K asp ers ky ▁Lab ▁says ▁it ▁first ▁became ▁aware ▁of ▁Regin ▁in ▁spring ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁but ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁samples ▁date ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁( The ▁name ▁Regin ▁is ▁first ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁Vir us Total ▁website ▁on ▁ 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 .) ▁Among ▁computers ▁inf ected ▁world wide ▁by ▁Regin , ▁ 2 8 ▁percent ▁were ▁in ▁Russia , ▁ 2 4 ▁percent ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁ 9 ▁percent ▁each ▁in ▁Mexico ▁and ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁ 5 ▁percent ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁India , ▁Afghan istan , ▁Iran , ▁Belg ium , ▁Austria ▁and ▁Pakistan . ▁K asp ers ky ▁Lab ▁have ▁recently ▁discovered ▁multiple ▁attack ▁vectors ▁used . ▁USB , ▁& ▁B IOS ▁modification ▁allows ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁mal ware ▁to ▁be ▁inject ed ▁through ▁ports ▁ 1 , 2 , 3 ▁& ▁ 5 . ▁Many ▁extra ▁services ▁& ▁processes ▁are ▁visible ▁to ▁the ▁victim . ▁The ▁' back ▁room ' ▁of ▁the ▁cre ators ▁finds ▁coll isions ▁in ▁S HA 2 ▁message ▁dig ests , ▁suggesting ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁CPU ▁time ▁is ▁taken ▁up . ▁If ▁the ▁virus - software ▁updates ▁slightly ▁alter ed ▁updates ▁( per ▁user ▁e . g