Flame

Summary

Flame is a malware^[1]. Flame ranks in the top 8% of malware entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Flame's instance of is recorded as malware^[3].
• Flame's instance of is recorded as rootkit^[4].
• Flame's programmed in is recorded as Lua^[5].
• Flame's programmed in is recorded as Q2407^[6].
• Flame's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[7].
• Flame's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2012-05-00T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Flame's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j_5ckk^[9].
• Flame's anti-virus alias is recorded as Worm.Win32.Flame.A^[10].
• Flame's anti-virus alias is recorded as Win32/Flamer.A^[11].
• Flame's anti-virus alias is recorded as TR/Flamer.A^[12].
• Flame's anti-virus alias is recorded as Trojan.Flame.A^[13].
• Flame's anti-virus alias is recorded as Win32.HLLW.Flame.1^[14].
• Flame's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 108188834^[15].
• Flame's Mitre ATT&CK ID is recorded as software/S0143^[16].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include malware^[3] and rootkit^[4].

Why It Matters

Flame ranks in the top 8% of malware entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167 views/month).^[2] Flame has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] Flame is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]