The world's strongest computer virus invasion of Iran and other countries

Russian computer virus prevention and control institutions Kaspersky Lab released a report on the 28th, to confirm the new computer virus "flame" to invade Iran, the Middle East countries. The virus used to steal information, some characteristics similar to previous attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, computer systems Stuxnet worm, but the structure is more complex, more damage.
Technical staff to network attack weapons "qualitative" flame ", suggesting that this virus may be a government background.
Efficacy more than any known virus
Kaspersky Lab technical staff the Roel · Hopper, Berg said, "Flame" code amount Stuxnet about 20 times, 100 times the ordinary commercial information theft, virus, including about 20 program modules.
Kaspersky Lab studies have shown that some of the characteristics of this virus showing trojan virus and worm infected computer information can be collected, can allow manipulators to remotely modify the computer settings, turn on the computer microphone to collection of the conversations of people nearby access to Bluetooth communication system, access to the computer screen shots, steal the Internet chats.
The virus uses the Windows operating system vulnerabilities invasion, can take advantage of the local area network, print, network and USB interfaces, such as the spread. The virus writers with about 80 servers in North America, Europe and Asia to manipulate the virus.
Kaspersky Lab, said in a press release of the official website to measure the effectiveness of the complexity and functionality, the new appearance of the "flame" virus "than known any kind of computer virus.
Symantec (Symantec) and McAfee (McAfee) software security technology companies have confirmed the discovery of the "flame" virus. Symantec's technical staff, Vikram Thakur told a Reuters reporter, the virus "very likely" is one of the most complex malicious programs have been found.
Middle Eastern countries into the "hardest hit"
Kaspersky Lab confirmed that the "flame" has invaded the Middle East, Iran, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Egypt and other countries and regions, large numbers of computers worldwide by the number of infected computers estimation in 1000 to 5000 units.
Iran's national computer emergency response team confirmed the discovery of this virus. This institution in its English website released the news that the "flame" may be associated with Iran from the computer system information theft.
Kaspersky Lab, said the report Iran to the International Telecommunication Union, these incidents of this United Nations agency subsequently commissioned by the Kaspersky Lab survey, one of the findings found that the "flame" virus.
Lab technicians concluded that the "flame" some of the characteristics previously found worm Stuxnet and industrial systems data theft the virus Duqu similar display three viruses may be "clan".
About 30 000 Internet terminals in Iran and the Bushehr nuclear power plant employees PC 2010 was Stuxnet virus infection. The worm program specifically for the German company Siemens industrial control systems widely used in infrastructure, clear purpose of attack were referred to as the world's first digital warheads ".
Hungary passwords and system security laboratory to study the "flame" the virus for several weeks. Kaspersky Lab confirmed that at this stage no indication that this virus can attack the infrastructure, delete data, or constitute other physical damage. Technical staff stressed that the study also involved the "flame" in the "initial stage".
Virus behind or government support
Kaspersky said that the "flame" virus "network weapons used to attack a number of countries". Some network security experts determined that the "flame" may be known following the Stuxnet and Duqu, 3 "network heavy weapons".
A lot of technical personnel to the complex structure and a wide range of attack range of the "flame" speculated that the virus might be behind one or more government support, the "culprit" may be the initiator of Stuxnet and Duqu,. University of Surrey, UK Department of Computer Science, Professor Alan Woodward said: "This virus does not write in the bedroom by a number of young people."
Iranian officials have previously identified Stuxnet virus for the United States and Israel. "The New York Times reported in January last year, the Stuxnet" by U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies may work together to manufacture, used to stop Iran's nuclear activities. U.S. officials refused to respond to this argument.
Kaspersky Lab CEO Eugene Kaspersky said: "Network warfare has become the field of information security in recent years were the hottest meeting topics. 'Flame' seems to imply that another phase of the war."
Passwords and system security laboratory personnel Ben Chiat said, "flame" may be at least five years ago, or even eight years ago, is activated. Kaspersky Lab confirmed that this virus since March 2010, "rampant" activities, because of its complexity and selectivity of the target, the security software has not been able to find it.
This conclusion, if established, means that the virus behind the "culprit" Today's technology is more advanced. Mohan library, the senior management of British Internet security company Dtex Systems, said: "I fear that if they are five years ago will be able to make this thing ('flame'), then they are developing what?"