will connect to a control server to ask for instructions. It scans network neighborhoods and tries to infect them, as well. |
Writing a cross-platform worm is difficult because it limits you to functions that are available on both operating systems. You have to also code the virus in assembly to make it work without relying on any OS-specific function. |
Yesterday we got a lot of reports of [the code] being used, but they turned out to be false positives. I haven't seen anything really used in the wild. |