Super-virus Flame raises the cyberwar stakes

Flame, a stealthy and complex cyberweapon, was found to be spying on Iran's government officials and computer systems.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The "Flame" virus, the most complex computer bug ever discovered, has been lurking for years inside Iranian government computers, spying on the country's officials.

Publicly unveiled this week, the bug is one of the most potent cyber weapons ever spotted in the wild. Security professionals say it marks a new milestone in the escalating digital espionage battle.

Flame's complexity and power "exceed[s] those of all other cyber menaces known to date," research firm Kaspersky Lab wrote in a dispatch about its investigation into Flame.

In a statement posted on its website on Monday, the Iranian National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) said it discovered Flame after "multiple investigations" over the past few months.

HOVERCRAFT

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New Virus Attack : (MS Word Icon) SVCHOST SPOOLSV

Discovered a new virus that resides in c:\Recycled

• CTFMON.exe
• SMSS.exe
• SPOOLSV.exe
• SVCHOST.exe

The icon of these files are EXCTLY like Microsoft Windows MS Word type

SSVICHOSST virus

Virus File Name:

ssvichosst.exe (having a folder icon)
(a file inside a folder having the same name as the folder, having folder icon)

Symptoms:

You are unable to open TaskManager, Regedit, CMD, Msconfig, etc.
Some windows open for fractions of seconds and suddenly gets closed. Like TaskManager, Regedit, etc.
No command works in ’command’ window, except ‘exit’.
The Tools>FolderOptions is gone in the Windows Explorer.
You cannot see your hidden files.
Your system has become too slow. As the virus process takes up almost half of the resources.

Funny UST Scandal.avi.exe Virus

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VIRUS FILES
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Name :Funny UST Scandal.avi.exe
Name :SMSS.exe
Icon :Video file (GOM Player)
Type of File :Application
Size :224KB/240KB
Modified :November 20, 2007
Attibutes :Hidden, System (varies)
File Version :3.2.8.1
Description :
Copyright :
CompiledScript :AutoIt v3 Script : 3, 2, 8, 1