Flame Malware Update!

[Mr.Victor]

Flame, is being hailed as the most sophisticated malware ever created. According to Kaspersky Lab, Flame is a backdoor Trojan with worm-like features that allow it to propagate itself on local networks and removable media. When a system is infected, the malware is capable of a number of operations, including taking screenshots, recording audio conversations and intercepting network traffic.

Flame FAQ's:  http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193522/The_Flame_Questions_and_Answers

NEW !  
Flame is out, ...vanishing without a trace !
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/75347.html

Microsoft Update hit by Flame: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Flame-Spoofed-the-Windows-Update-Mechanism-to-Infect-Computers-735087
Technet Advisory - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2718704
Blog Posts - http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/06/06/more-information-about-the-digital-certificates-used-to-sign-the-flame-malware.aspx

Listen to FLAME Podcast audio reports:
http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/aolradio.podcast.aol.com/sn/sn0357.mp3

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/aolradio.podcast.aol.com/sn/sn0355.mp3

The United Nations' International Telecommunication Union has issued a warning for nations to be on guard for the newly identified Flame malware, according to a report.
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/UN-Warns-Member-Countries-of-Flame-CyberSpying-Malware-109279

To perform a quick manual check for Flame, users can search for the file ~DEB93D.tmp. If it is present, the computer either is or has been infected with flame. Also, users can check the registry key HKLM_SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\ Authentication Packages. If mssecmgr.ocx or authpack.ocx is present, this is another indication the computer is infected, per Kaspersky Lab.

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/05/28/flame-malware-cyber-attack

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/05/29/flame-malware-the-biggest-the-baddest-a-little-perspective

http://usa.kaspersky.com/about-us/press-center/press-releases/kaspersky-lab-and-itu-research-reveals-new-advanced-cyber-threa