Patch for 'cross-platform' virus
Published Wednesday, September 06, 2006 by Technology Monster | E-mail this post| The main man behind Linux has fixed for a bug that was stopping a "computer virus" from working. It just alters files on both Linux and Windows, a trick that has been demonstrated previously. And careful analysis of the "concept code" revealed a bug in the Linux kernel, which Linus promptly fixed. In theory, the code could enable someone to create a cross-platform computer virus - one that infects both Linux and Windows. |