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Hands-on testing of the new Linux virus
Monday April 17, 2006 (07:00 PM GMT)
By: Joe Barr and Joe Brockmeier

Thanks to one of our readers, NewsForge has obtained a copy of the
widely reported Windows/Linux cross-platform "proof of concept" virus.
News reports thus far on the code have contradicted themselves: some
reported the virus can replicate itself on both Windows and Linux,
others saying it has a viral nature only on Windows. Testing by both
NewsForge staff and Hans-Werner Hilse may reveal why the confusion.

http://os.newsforge.com/os/06/04/17/1752213.shtml