Guess so by now as they have some of the files in their records starting back from 2007. They should have a good overview of the infection and components breakdown.
See my response: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/28/net-us-cyberwar-flame-idUSBRE84R0E420120528
I've been in several interviews today about this threat: http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-spyware/298405-flame-malware-cybergeddon-or-old-news http://www.technewsworld.com/story/75239.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/256376/flame_lethal_cyberweapon_or_media_hype.html
You sure have been a busy man.You can tell Joe is a man with the utmost personal and professional integrity.Already Kaspersky,Symantec,Mcafee and others are using this much ado about nothing and blowing it up most likely as a means to push their software.They make it sound like the antichrist has arrived.Simply pathetic.Glad Joe and the team at Webroot won't stoop that low,but instead give interviews that give us a better perspective of the depth of the threat.
I am very proud of you and impressed. Just watch about it here in the states on national news and got the feeling it was overblown. You are right on with your comments.
That's nice Joe. You always knows your stuff and should always be treated with respect Not that it matters but 2007 you say, at that time you worked at Prevx and Webroot was it's own company. So are you saying that you first saw "flamer" in the Prevx cloud userbase in 2007?
Yes, exactly. Thanks everyone! This will be continuing tomorrow I suspect, as I've just finished several more interviews this evening. I'll keep everyone updated here as I see them posted.
Very true that's why I get upset when Flamer's come in here and disrespect Joe because he gives everything of himself to help any user if they have any issues and he gives it to you strait with no BS! TH
Hey Norton & McAfee: You didn't have to stoop so low! Now your just an AV that I'll never use! Gotye reference Anyway, thanks Joe. Can you be the best man at my wedding? I hold you in that high esteem.
Whilst it's been noted Prevx first saw this in 2007, isn't there the possibility this "malware" can evolve over time? It's 5 years since that first "discovery".
I do appreciate PrevxHelp's knowledge on this subject and I respect his expertise in this area. I do, however, also respect the views of Mikko Hypponen of F-Secure and Alexander Gostev of Kaspersky Labs. I don't suppose there is any right or wrong in this, but when I see an analysis as written by Gostev on the KL blog, I find it interesting to see the level of detail presented there. Even F-Secure has its own FAQ now. Interestingly, Mikko made this comment in one of his blog posts: Perhaps not in Prevx/Webroot's case in relation to Flamer.
Its good to see WSA (formerly Prevx) Cloud found it early on. That's what I like about cloud analysis. In many cases it finds malware much earlier than the rest. I believe the cloud will continue to play an important role in keeping up with the ever increasing amount of malware in the wild. WSA (Formerly Prevx) has been perfecting their cloud longer than the competition, and I believe their cloud is the most highly developed. It has been improved upon, and perfected for many years.
Here is another from PC Mag: http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-spyware/298425-flamer-isn-t-a-stuxnet-spinoff TH
More ongoing coverage from the New York Times who I spoke with earlier: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/t...rom-kaspersky-a-computer-security-expert.html
Thanks for sharing.Still suprises me all the press this is getting.Really liked the article actually.I'm sure certain vendors will be mentioning Flame in adverts for their 2013 editions.Kind of makes nautious.Kudos to you for sharing your thoughts with the world.Need an independant voice to temper the over the top paranoia.Hopefully more people get turned on to WSA through your exposure through all these interviews.Looking forward to the coming 2013 edition of WSA minus all the fluff etc. coming from the competition
