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Isn't this just a newer version of this? https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/evilmalware.html
Even if it were inspired, it is significantly different the way it's written. I've hit these same challenges before, so I'm more inclined to think it is independent discovery.
The newer one is a lot funnier though.