Kaspersky Lab says Gauss is a nation state sponsored banking Trojan which carries a warhead of unknown designation. The surveillance malware has been designed to collect banking details, is apparently used only in highly targeted attacks. The most recent version of Gauss debuted in January 2012, but only 2,500 infections have been logged since May 2012. The malware shares some functionalities with Flame, which is related to Stuxnet and Duqu, which was discovered in June 2012. It’s seen in Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Germany, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/flame-2-0-gauss-malware-targets-banking-credentials