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W32.Flamer: Microsoft Windows Update Man-in-the-Middle

05
Jun
2012

Flamer has a variety of ways of spreading on the local network. One of the methods is to hijack clients performing Windows Update. Three Flamer apps are involved in delivering the rogue update: SNACK, MUNCH, and GADGET. When Internet Explorer starts, by default it will automatically search for proxy configuration settings. This happens through the […]

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Detecting the “Flame” Trojan

30
May
2012

You may have heard about a new Trojan virus called “Flame”, which is attacking users’ privacy and is stealing sensitive information. It has been mostly infecting computers in the Middle East (Iran, in particular) but it also has been reported to infect computers in other areas of the world. The trojan spreads via email and […]

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The Flame: Questions and Answers

28
May
2012

Duqu and Stuxnet raised the stakes in the cyber battles being fought in the Middle East – but now we’ve found what might be the most sophisticated cyber weapon yet unleashed. The ‘Flame’ cyber espionage worm came to the attention of our experts at Kaspersky Lab after the UN’s International Telecommunication Union came to us […]

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