Flame – Malware on Steroids
Flame is in the news. What is Flame? It is a large piece of malware that is used to spy on its victims. Flame takes numerous cyberspying techniques and packages them together into a comprehensive suite of bad news. Flame can record keystrokes, screen shots and SKYPE sessions. It can turn on your microphone and listen in on conversations. It can hijack bluetooth devices. You can watch a discussion about Flame between a former CIA official and a security expert on the PBS Newshour. Flame also demonstrates the general problem with anti-virus. Until the malware is identified, it operates undetected. [...]