New computer malware created for sophisticated cyberwarfare

[Ink]

A new type of computer malware, described as "the most sophisticated cyberweapon yet unleashed", has been uncovered in computers in the Middle East.

Antivirus researchers and software manufacturers in Russia, Hungary and Ireland uncovered Worm.Win32.Flame.

They also believe it may have infected machines in Europe.

Source

What is Flame?
http://malwaretips.com/Thread-Kaspersky-What-exactly-is-Flame

 

[ranget]

more powerful than duqu and stuxnet ???

 

[ZeroDay]

@ranget, Yes much more

 

[Guest28]

Looks like the usa is doing some work... hehehehe.....

 

[ranget]

Damn !! this is scary

i'm looking to See test this vs security software

 

[pcjunklist]

Israel has already dropped some hints that they are behind it.

"Whoever sees the Iranian threat as a significant threat is likely to take various steps, including these, to hobble it," Moshe Yaalon told Army Radio when asked about Flame. "Israel is blessed with high technology, and we boast tools that open all sorts of opportunities for us."

 

[Tom172]

Symantec have done a writeup about Flamer:

http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/flamer-highly-sophisticated-and-discreet-threat-targets-middle-east

 

[ZeroDay]

According to a thread on Wilders Webroot first detected this malware in 2007.

Privately held Webroot said its automatic virus-scanning engines detected Flame in December 2007, but that it did not pay much attention because the code was not particularly menacing.

That is partly because it was easy to discover and remove, said Webroot Vice President Joe Jaroch. "There are many more dangerous threats out there today," he said.

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[McLovin]

Dad has seen this, and it's not the prettiest.

 

[muhammadariif]

If Israel is behind all this, of course Iran will be their main target.

 

[Jack]

Damn !! this is scary

i'm looking to See test this vs security software

This attack was meant to hit home users..so it's not a real threat for us.
This is about international espionage and like Stuxnet,this virus is backed up by a state. (which we will never find who it is..)

 

[pcjunklist]

wow, kevin mitnick got really old. I remember him back in the day when I used to subscribe to 2600.

 

[pcjunklist]

according to the NYtimes US and israel worked on flame together.


NYtimes

 

[Plexx]

what has the world come to?

so let me see if I get this right, the original code was back in 2007?

 

[Guest28]

Usa just admited to creating stuxnet I'm sure they have created flame to. http://techmansworld.blogspot.com/2012/06/breaking-united-states-admits-that-it.html?m=1

 

[Malware Maniac]

How could a virus go undetected for two years. And why can't someone track whee the data is going through IP, Find the central point of where the makers are and get them arrested by their government?

 

[bogdan]

Microsoft recently released an update to revoke the previous valid certificates (Microsoft cert.) used to digitally sign "Flame" files.

edit: Microsoft also made a blog post explaining that (and showing how) those certificates were forged.

 

[pcjunklist]

I guess it has a built in killswitch to rid itself
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227876/Flame_authors_order_infected_computers_to_remove_all_traces_of_the_malware?taxonomyId=82