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First IA64 Windows Virus Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the that-didn't-take-long dept.

NinjaPablo writes "W64.RugRat.3344 has been released as a proof of concept virus. It is the first virus which will only run on Windows on the IA64 platform, and uses APIs from 3 native DLLs to avoid crashing applications. It infects files that are in the same folder as the virus and in all subfolders. The author of the virus has also written other concept virii in the past."

4 of 479 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Virii is not a word by christopherfinke · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Wow, in the time it took me to type that, four other people posted basically the same thing. I've never been this redundant before.

  2. Grr by .com+b4+.storm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The plural of "viruses" is not "virii"!

    Quoth Wikipedia:
    The "ii" ending only occurs in the plural of words ending in "ius". For instance, take radius, plural radii: the root is radi-, with the singular ending -us and the plural -i. The ending -i is used only for masculine nouns, not neuter ones such as virus; moreover, viri is the plural of vir, and means "men"

    It's viruses! </rant>

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  3. Conga Line by Rassleholic · · Score: 0, Redundant

    There's no such word as virii,
    There's no such word as virii,
    You don't win friends with salad.....

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    Not noteable, IMO a rubbish article.
  4. Yes, but only as a proof of concept by StressGuy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hee hee :)

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