Malware developers have created a proof-of-concept virus, called BadBunny, that makes use of OpenOffice macros. (OpenOffice is an open source rival to Microsoft Office.) Read more.
This isn’t the first proof-of-concept virus to attack macros in open-source Office alternatives, but it is more sophisticated than previous versions. A similar bit of malware was written for StarOffice aabout a year ago, dubbed StarDust. That virus attempted to download a picture of a porn star.
The malware authors had a sense of humor about their version of StarDust. Apparently, it shows a picture of a man dressed in a bunny suit engaged in intimate relations with a woman.
Malware can be written for just about any platform, of course. It isn’t likely that OpenOffice will be the subject of a lot of attacks, until it is rivals Microsoft Office in user numbers — but the malware writers will apparently be ready when that happens.
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