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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Israel justifies the use of computer virus Flame against Iran

The antivirus software vendor Kaspersky Lab has identified a terrible computer virus called Flame. It would be used as a "cyber weapons", including against Iran, which sees the hand of Israel or the United States.  A new "worm" computer was flushed out by researchers from the publisher of Kaspersky Lab antivirus : it's Flame, a virus activated for five years and which has already infected thousands of computers, mainly in the Middle and the Middle East. It would be used as a cyber-weapon against countries like Iran, probably in favor of the West and Israel . After Stuxnet and where you can admire, this virus is indeed such a sophistication that this requires the assistance of a State, for purposes of "cyber spying". The countries most affected by Flame: Iran led the way. Israel suspect that Tehran is also affected, such as Sudan, Syria and Lebanon. According to Kaspersky, Flame is "twenty times larger than Stuxnet" a detected virus in 2010 and already used against Iran's nuclear program.Flame is able to "steal important information, not only contained in computers, information systems referred, archived documents, contacts, users and even audio recordings of conversations," said the Russian company. According to Western media, Flame was used to attack the Iranian Oil Ministry and the main oil terminal of Iran. The spokesman for Iranian foreign Ramin Mehmanparast rejected on Tuesday the responsibility for the attack on "some countries or illegitimate regimes capable of producing virus affecting all countries," an allusion to Israel and the United States accused by Tehera n of being behind previous attacks.  Iran also claims to have already managed to produce an antidote to Flame. The center Maher, depending on the Iranian Ministry of Telecommunications, has "succeeded in identifying the virus Flame then prepare a virus able to identify it and eliminate it," said a statement posted on the website of this organization. This anti-virus "is available to government bodies and at their request", the statement does not indicate when or how the virus was discovered, or what damage it could already be in Iran. Israel's response was quick. Rather than deny, the Jewish state justifies such action ... "It is right for anyone who believes the Iranian threat as a significant threat to take various measures, including this one, to stop it," said the Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Moshe Ya'alon on Tuesday, Army Radio. "Israel is a leader in new technology and tools we offer all kinds of possibilities," boasted Ya'alon, who is also deputy prime minister. Enough to feed speculation about a possible Israeli involvement in this computer program.  

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