SC Magazine: Spy virus Flame is evasive, but its goal is nothing new

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Dan Kaplan
May 29, 2012

The complex Flame espionage toolkit shows efforts to gather intelligence on certain countries is in high gear, but the malware's functionality may not be all that different from what already is on the scene.

One day after researchers first warned of Flame, a massive espionage toolkit that contains 20 times as much code as Stuxnet, several experts downplayed the impact of the discovery.

What makes Flame notable is that it apparently went undetected for several years and is targeting computers in the Middle East, mainly Iran -- two factors that have led some to believe Flame was the costly creation of a nation-state. In fact, according to reports, Israel's vice prime minister hinted at his country's involvement.

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