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Win32/Linux Cross-Platform Virus

Posted by michael on from the 20-klez-a-day dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes "Symantec reports on the first virus to infect both ELF and PE binaries on Linux and Win32. "The first Win32/Linux cross-infector, {Win32,Linux}/Peelf, uses two separate routines to carry out the infection on PE and ELF files. This variant of Simile shares a substantial amount of code between the two infection functions, such as the polymorphic/metamorphic engines, the only platform-specific parts being the directory traversal code and the API usage.""

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  1. Re:One more reason... by byran+lei · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    >It only takes me about 10-15 minutes the get my system back up if I
    >had to reinstall. It's all my personal files that can't be replaced
    >that would make the experience traumatic.

    And we're supposed to give a damn about your personal files because?