Can lisp be used to write viruses or other malware?

Question

I'm just curious. I always hear that C or assembly is the language of choice for viruses, and I wonder if any of the more mysterious languages ​​like lisp or schema can be used for it.

Answer 1

Yes. What matters is not the language, but the environment in which it works, has permission to modify files.

In AutoCAD W32 / Bursted, the virus was written in a version of Lisp called AutoLISP.

See also:

• Debugging what this Lisp virus does

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Not really a virus, but here's an interesting interview with the encoder that used TinyScheme in some adware.