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You don't have to release the source code to the public. That is just one of the easiest ways to satisfy the terms of the license.

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To further specify: The GPL states that the recipient of the software has a right to also get the source. The public is simply not a recipient of the software.

Well... now it is ;)

Is in this case recipent also the user of the infected computer?

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