Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Gauss and Palida

From the latest high-end malware:

 "Named after the German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss, the new malware, like Flame, Duqu and Stuxnet before it, is somewhat of a mystery at the moment..."
"...Another interesting component of Gauss is the installation of a custom font called Palida Narrow. The purpose of this font installation is currently unknown," Kaspersky's researchers said."

The font may mark machines that have been infected already.

pálida

Spanish

Adjective

pálida f
  1. feminine form of pálido

Noun

pálida f (plural pálidas)
  1. (colloquial, Chile, Argentina) pallor, paleness (due to drug abuse or sickness)