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Microsoft Tries to Make Windows Updates Flame Retardant | |
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| Time: 04:11 EST/09:11 GMT | News Source: New York Times | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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Like archaeologists on a dig, security researchers continue to unearth some interesting some terrifying facts about Flame, the virus aimed at computers in the Middle East. For one, Flame did what security professionals have nightmares about malware doing: mimicking Microsofts Windows update mechanism and spreading through it. Having a Microsoft code-signing certificate is the Holy Grail of malware writers. This has now happened, Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at F-Secure, the antivirus company in Helsinki, wrote in a blog post Monday. | ||
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