Worm.Win32.Flame -- Dump Windows

Another major malware infestation for Windows. Amazing how many articles I had to read to finally find an author who would say this virus affects the Malware Magnet OS -- although the name should make it obvious. ~~ Flame espionage virus has ...

Message posted on the May 28th, 2012 - 9:31 PM ET

Live Webcast from Only Security Company to Snuff Flame Malware While 43 Antivirus Solutions Got Burned

Bit9 Explains Flame Technology and Discusses What Makes This Advanced Persistent Threat Attack Unique – and How to Stop It.

Press published on the June 20th, 2012 - 6:00 AM ET

Flame: cyber-spy created by the USA and Israel

Quoting officials that were involved in the development, the Washington Post has revealed that the Flame malware was created by the United States and Israel.

News published on the June 20th, 2012 - 9:50 AM ET

Cyber spying: three other malware programs linked to Flame

Additional information has come out about Flame: the platform that was first seen in 2006 whose development is still ongoing.

News published on the September 18th, 2012 - 4:11 PM ET

New Investigation Points to Three New Flame-Related Malicious Programs: At Least One Still in the Wild

Research conducted by Kaspersky Lab in partnership with ITU’s IMPACT, CERT-Bund/BSI and Symantec reveals Flame platform dates back to 2006 and is still being developed.

Press published on the September 17th, 2012 - 7:38 AM ET

State developed malware: Gauss spy’s on banking transactions

Primarily targeting the Middle East, the Gauss cyber-pest has been designed to monitor online banking accounts. Kaspersky Lab’s believes that this malware has been designed by a nation state.

News published on the August 10th, 2012 - 5:25 PM ET

Tenable Network Security Announces Malware Detection for Nessus Vulnerability Scanner

The World’s Most Widely Deployed Scanner Fills Critical Security Gaps by Incorporating Malware Intelligence from Twenty-Five Antivirus Solutions.

Press published on the May 30th, 2012 - 10:40 AM ET

AppRiver Mid-Year Threat and Spamscape Report Reveals Top Spam and Malware Trends

Surge in Smartphone Spam; Government Sponsored Cyber-Attacks; Zeus, SpyEye and Blackhole Toolkit Continue to Dominate the Malware World.

Press published on the July 11th, 2012 - 7:00 AM ET

Bit9 Webcast: The Future of Cyberattacks: What You Should Know about Flame, RSA and Other APTs

Free Event on August 22 Presents the Techniques and Approaches of Modern Attackers and Explains Why Traditional Defenses Do Not Work.

Press published on the August 20th, 2012 - 7:00 AM ET

Bit9 is First Security Company to Announce it Stopped Gauss Malware from Executing in its Customer Base

Adds to List of APTs Defeated by Bit9’s Trust-based Security Platform.

Press published on the December 12th, 2012 - 9:34 AM ET

Cybercriminals Use Social Engineering to Extend Lifecycle of Malware by Ensnaring Tech-Savvy Users with Plausible Scenarios

AVG’s Q2 2012 Threat Report highlights upsurge in socially-smart attacks originating from China that target PCs and Android smartphones.

Press published on the July 25th, 2012 - 6:00 AM ET

Concern about Flame and privately owned 'Federal' Reserve Bank with windummies in charge

Concern about Flame and privately owned 'Federal' Reserve Bank with windummies in charge - With this new Flame espionage/virus/malware software out milking windummy systems, I just wonder who or what runs the privately owned 'Federal' Reserve Bank. ...

Message posted on the May 29th, 2012 - 7:44 PM ET

'Flame' cyber attack could be most sophisticated ever

<http://news.techeye.net/security/flame-cyber-attack-could-be-most-sophisticated-ever> <quote> Symantec has warned of a “highly sophisticated” threat, which its Security Response Team has claimed is on par with the Stuxnet ...

Message posted on the May 28th, 2012 - 12:00 PM ET

'Most complex' cyber-attack ever discovered---Windows only

<Quote> Flame has the components of a Trojan, a backdoor, and a worm, and is designed to attack Windows machines. Researchers do not appear to know how Flame initially enters a network, but have identified a Windows vulnerability that the ...

Message posted on the May 29th, 2012 - 1:07 PM ET

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