The Flame Virus: Your Faqs Answered

#1 PCWorld

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Posted 30 May 2012 - 07:54 AM

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Posted 31 May 2012 - 01:23 AM

Black Dog Rising: How We Killed Muammar Gaddafi speaks of this virus and its evolution into what the Israelis will call "God Virus" in a future time.

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Posted 31 May 2012 - 01:24 AM

Black Dog Rising: How We Killed Muammar Gaddafi speaks of this virus and its evolution into what the Israelis will call "God Virus" in a future time.

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Posted 31 May 2012 - 08:47 AM

Linux isn't affected, but Microsoft is. Microsoft has the facilities to code this virus.

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Posted 31 May 2012 - 09:12 AM

In addition to WIPE, Lua code and NMAP hacking tools were used in the creation of this virus. Lua had its origins in Brazil computing community. Lua is used by Microsoft on XBOX and on its mobile devices. As for Linux, not so much.

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Posted 31 May 2012 - 02:58 PM

Ahhhh! the life in IT, never let´s be boring! We, will suffer it & be strong at the end.

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Posted 31 May 2012 - 07:58 PM

GordonJenkins, on 31 May 2012 - 08:47 AM, said:

Linux isn't affected, but Microsoft is. Microsoft has the facilities to code this virus.

Microsoft coding a really screwed-up virus that harms computers just to get people to convert to the confidently-more secure Windows 8? No corporation would be that evi-.......oh.

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#8 MichaelRousseau

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Posted 03 June 2012 - 01:12 PM

GordonJenkins, on 31 May 2012 - 08:47 AM, said:

Linux isn't affected, but Microsoft is. Microsoft has the facilities to code this virus.

Tinfoil hat time.

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 09:36 AM

just tell Microsoft they are at risk they can decode it

#10 SeanVanTrieste

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 11:40 AM

Hope Norton has this in an update.

#11 RickDobbelmannqbtt

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 01:52 PM

Thank goodness for Ubuntu Linux

I NEVER EVER EVER HAVE to worry about viruses

Big thanks to Linus Torvalds and Richard Stallman

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 01:36 AM

GordonJenkins, on 31 May 2012 - 09:12 AM, said:

Where do you even get this information?? Lua STARTED on the Linux platform. Also, it did NOT "have its origins in Brazil's computing community." - it was quite clearly a University-sanctioned project carried out by the Computer Graphics Technology Group at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Please get your facts straight.

PS: nmap uses a subset of lua as its own scripting language. They are intrinsically tied together.

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#13 JohnSullivane922

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 04:18 AM

weasel5i2, on 07 June 2012 - 01:36 AM, said:

GordonJenkins, on 31 May 2012 - 09:12 AM, said:

I won't dispute the first part but, ummm, where is Rio de Janiero? Wouldn't a group of computing individuals at a school in Brazil be considered part of the Brazil's computing community?

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Posted 30 July 2012 - 11:53 AM

The page www.whatisflame.com gives a decent overview of flame and why it is a problem.
I got stuck admiring the simple background color transition as you scroll down. It's catchy..if you are visual and appreciate web dev.