Is it possible for malware to be written in a low-level language such as C
or C++
and do the following:
- Infect a single operating system (such as Windows)
- Detect other machines on the same network
- Determine other machines operating systems
- If the operating system is the same (Windows) attempt a similar attack
- If the operating system is different (OSX or Linux) use
quine
or download a small attack module to attack the different operating system
TL;DR: Can a C
or C++
virus attack multiple operating systems?
Here is a recent article of what I am talking about: http://thehackernews.com/2016/09/cross-platform-malware.html