Coding A Simple Virus

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@echo off :Start %0|%0 Goto :start

It can be used to test the strength of a CPU measured by how long the program runs before the system freezes. In that state one just needs to restart the computer and continue on with no side effects.

But since it is considered a fork bomb malicious users may plant this file in the start-up folder causing it to run each time it's started.

Linux is utilized to fix it by allowing someone to access the infected OS's files and remove the trouble maker.

It's one of the simplest tools for stress testing and inadvertently is one of the easiest to write viruses