WASHINGTON, Oct 8: A computer virus that captures the strokes on a keyboard has infected networks used by pilots who control US drones flown on the warfront, according to a magazine report.

Wired magazine reported that the spyware had resisted efforts to remove it from the computers at Creech base in Nevada, where pilots remotely fly drones in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The magazine said there are no reports that classified data was lost and it’s uncertain if the virus was part of a directed attack.—AP