Naked Security wrote:
The Iranian Computer Emergency Response Team (MAHER) claims to have discovered a new targeted malware attack attacking the country, which has been dubbed Flame (also known as Flamer or Skywiper).
In a statement, researchers say that they believe the malware is “a close relation” to Stuxnet, and claim that Flame is not detected by any of 43 anti-virus products it tested against, but that detection was issued to select Iranian organizations and companies at the beginning of May.
MAHER also says that it has produced a removal tool for the malware. Whether this is built into the recently announced “Iran’s self-built anti-virus” is unclear.
Continue Reading: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/05/28/flamer-iran-malware/
Update:
Now there are more resource about this:
- http://www.darknet.org.uk/2012/05/complex-cyberwar-tool-flamer-found-infecting-computers-in-iran-israel/
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9295938/Flame-worlds-most-complex-computer-virus-exposed.html
- http://www.virus-database.com/description/1209-flame.html
- http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/346076/20120528/flame-virus-discovered-cyber-attack-weapon-middle.htm
- http://www.inquisitr.com/243707/cyber-weapon-flame-found-all-over-the-middle-east/
Update 2:
Read the newer posts in my blog about that:
- What does Flame look-like? Painting a Picture of W32.Flamer
- FAQ: Flame, the “super spy”