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New State-Sponsored Malware "Gauss" Making the Rounds
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."
I want to name the next Malware Browncoat, because that is what Mal wears.
I'M A LEBANESE
Pics or... wait, I misread that.
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
Just De-Gauss the infected hard drive
is a gaussian distribution news?
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
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.
"We shall grapple with the ineffable, and see if we may not eff it after all." - Douglas Adams
C-C-C-C-C-Combo Breaker!
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..."
HexaByte - he's a square and a half!