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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:Use the source Luke! by gTsiros · · Score: 0, Troll

    No, you dumbass. that would be true if you were the only one who wants to install a program. However, it isn't so. YOU might not look in the code, but OTHERS do.

    Troll. (or ignorant, pick one)

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  2. Re:One more reason... by mosch · · Score: 0, Troll
    ignorance does equality stupidity when one is posting a message which will be read thousands of times. if you do not understand a concept well enough to represent it correctly to those thousands of people, it's irresponsible to disemminate your incorrect information.

    i don't deny for a second that i was rude calling him a fucking retard any more than i deny that it was also accurate.

    moderating me down serves only to allow thousands of people to read his misinformation, and believe his lies.

  3. Re:why i love my mac by BreakWindows · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's because your Mac is a virus..

    /me ducks the ensuing flamewar.

  4. Re:why i love my mac by Stackis · · Score: 1, Troll

    I think he meant software :)

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  5. you talk too much by Erris · · Score: 1, Troll
    You said, "Kinda a good reason not to run Windows in dual boot mode I'd say."

    Try, "A good reason not to run Windows."

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  6. Re:Use the source Luke! by Gordonjcp · · Score: 1, Troll

    Yeah. And then, how do you know your disassembler and debugger aren't compromised?