United Nation ’s Geneva based International Telecommunications Union ,ITU which is responsible to help member nations secure their cyber security said it will issue a warning about the risk of the latest computer virus- Flame.

The Flame. can steal data files, change the settings on computer remotely , turn on PC microphones to record conversations, take screen shots and log instant messaging chats.

It is 20 times more powerful than the Stuxnet and Duaqu viruses and has already infected large number of machines in Iran, Palestinian territories, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, ,Egypt and Sudan. The Cyber security coordinator of ITU, Marco Obiso confirmed the move.

The confidential warning will tell member nations that the Flame virus is a dangerous espionage tool that could potentially be used to attack critical infrastructure.

Kaspersky Labs said it found the Computer virus Flame infection after the ITU asked it to investigate recent reports from Tehran that a mysterious virus was responsible for massive data losses on some Iranian computer systems.