Latest news updates from the last week

Facebook offers new privacy setting indicators for new users In a move that suggests Facebook has begun to marginally accept that it is responsible for user privacy, the social network has revised the manner in which it informs new users about privacy settings. This includes little indicators like ‘light bulbs’ that highlight default privacy settings […]

Gauss Malware – Updated version of Stuxnet

Gauss is a highly complex and sophisticated online banking malware that belongs to the same family as Flame, Duqu and Stuxnet. Gauss seems to be updated version of Stuxnet malware. Similar characteristics of these malwares are as follows: Use encryption method (XOR) Command and control (C&C) servers Use .LNK exploit vulnerability Use USB as storage […]

Will India go offensive in response to looming cyberwar threats?

Advancements in technology have brought the world closer together but have simultaneously opened up new fronts for global conflicts. Countries are increasingly adopting aggressive stances against critical networked systems that belong to other nations. Recent threats like Stuxnet, Duqu and Flamer have shown us the extent that such attacks can go to. This has led […]

‘Flamer’ Lights Fire In Cyber Space

We would like to update our readers about the findings of Flamer, the recent information stealing malware which is making news in Cyber Space. Investigation shows that a few of the malicious Flamer components were reported in the Online Scanner portal around 2 years and 10 months ago (in August 2009). Shown below are the […]

New cyber espionage malware ‘Flamer’ is the most complex ever seen

Our Malware Analysis team has discovered a highly complex malware (Trojan.Flamer.A) that is written using the ‘Lua’ programming language. This malware is on par, if not stronger, than previously seen similar threats, Stuxnet and Duqu. The Iranian CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) has many names for this worm – ‘Flame’, ‘Flamer’, ‘Skywiper’ or ‘Viper’. They […]