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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 garett_spencley · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Man, if I had mod points right now I'd mod you a troll even though your point is right.

    So they guy didn't know and he was ignorant. Ignorace != stupidity and it was rude of you to call him a fucking retard.

    I'm sorry but in my eyes you're the fucking retard.

    --
    Garett

  2. Re:One more reason... by LordSah · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Well, if you corrected him calmly and intelligently, you'd be modded up. Then thousands of people would read your post and know the truth. It happens all the time--it's a great way to stimulate discussion here on slashdot. If everyone was as elitist as you, slashdot wouldn't be much fun.

    ignorance does equality stupidity
    BTW, give your posts a once-over in discussions where you're calling other folks retards.

  3. Re:One more reason... by nomadic · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Uhhh, everyone IS as elitist as him, and slashdot isn't much fun because of it :P