Open office match another MS office feature

[Marshmallowman]

Open office can match MS office in the big leagues now that it has its very own virus :

Its first macro virus, not actual a prime time, eg a beta trojan, but its a start

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32109

http://hackdot.org/

[Jessterw]

*gasp* No, it can't be. Next thing you know, there will be a *nix-based virus

[High_Jumbllama]

From what I understand it is just some StarBasic code that downloads a picture. How is that a virus?

[Marshmallowman]

From what I understand it is just some StarBasic code that downloads a picture. How is that a virus?

Like I said more of a beta virus, baby steps :P

[High_Jumbllama]

Well I can write some html code that downloads a picture and . . . . . . must sleep now.

[Marshmallowman]

perhaps if I use more smileys you will realise I am not exactly being serious

[Jessterw]

From what I understand it is just some StarBasic code that downloads a picture. How is that a virus?

Substitute VBA code and that's basically all a MS Office virus is at times, save for doing something a little more deviant than download a picture.