[News] Virus Leaks Information, Passwords, Then Disappears

[Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

New threat from 'suicide' virus

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| The latest threat to intellectual property comes in the shape of
| malicious software (malware) that is capable of infecting a computer,
| hiding itself until the user accesses specific files or Web sites--in
| order to steal files or passwords--and then deleting any trace of
| itself.
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                http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6100172.html

The user will therefore be unware of the breach. Probably worse than usual
because measures cannot be taken to combat the inexistent/invisible...

O/S not mentioned, therefore Windows must be the sole system affected.