?Flame? Malware Prompts Microsoft PatchMicrosoft has issued a security update to block an avenue of attack first seen in "Flame," a sophisticated new malware strain that many experts believe was designed to steal data specifically from computers in Iran and the Middle East.
According to Microsoft, Flame tries to blend in with legitimate Microsoft applications by cloaking itself with an older cryptography algorithm that Microsoft used to digitally sign programs.
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?Flame? Malware Prompts Microsoft Patch
