It just requires the user to execute it and click "Yes" on the UAC prompt. Or even easier, just requires the "smart" users that have turned off UAC to execute it. No vulnerability required.
It just happens to be written for the most popular OS on the planet. Which happens to be Windows.
Can you really tell me with a straight face that non-Windows OSes will be safe if users are similarly tricked into executing malicious software? Especially since this trojan steals user data, which doesn't require any admin/root privileges?
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