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Xeen:

quote:Security firms say they've discovered the first virus that targets PCs running 64-bit versions of Microsoft's Windows operating system. Both Symantec and Network Associates have captured samples of Rugrat.3344, a virus that uses Thread Local Storage structures within the operating system to execute itself, "an unusual method of executing code," according to Symantec.
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Good job as always, Bill.    

Anyone else wonder why they named the virus Rugrat?

KernelPanic:
This is innovation, right?   ;)

cahult:
Once again, the virus that is windows gets outsmarted by the makers of quality virii.  :D

skyman8081:
you know this is a proof-of-concept virus, right?

like most linux/OSX virus' are.

KernelPanic:

quote:Originally posted by Sauron: Troll Warrior:
you know this is a proof-of-concept virus, right?

like most linux/OSX virus' are.
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Yes, I do. But everything has to start somewhere.

Also, you speak as if Linux has many viruses, I can think of 2 and that's pushing it.

[ May 31, 2004: Message edited by: Tux ]

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