New State-Sponsored Malware "Gauss" Making the Rounds 106
EliSowash writes "A newly uncovered espionage tool, apparently designed by the same people behind the state-sponsored Flame malware that infiltrated machines in Iran, has been found infecting systems in other countries in the Middle East, according to Kaspersky researchers. Gauss is a nation-state-sponsored banking Trojan which carries a warhead of unknown designation. Besides stealing various kinds of data from infected Windows machines, it also includes an unknown, encrypted payload which is activated on certain specific system configurations. Just like Duqu was based on the 'Tilded' platform on which Stuxnet was developed, Gauss is based on the 'Flame' platform."
Names (Score:1, Funny)
I want to name the next Malware Browncoat, because that is what Mal wears.
Re:Yet another part of the world getting pissed of (Score:5, Funny)
I'M A LEBANESE
Pics or... wait, I misread that.
I got the solution (Score:5, Funny)
Since when (Score:5, Funny)
is a gaussian distribution news?
Re:New State-Sponsored WINDOWS Malware. (Score:5, Funny)
Well according the helpful lads at 4chan, that folder is usually just filled with malware. They recommend deleting that folder. Seems like a pretty good idea.
Re:FIRST! (Score:2, Funny)
Wouldn't it be easier (Score:5, Funny)
Wouldn't it be easier to just send them all an e-mail: "Hello, I am Mrs. Kadafi, wife of the late ruler of Lybia. My husband left me with 300 millions USD in a Swiss account..."