Yes. Here[0] is a gist showing it done in Elixir -- as you'll see, it looks very similar to the Erlang code:

[0] https://gist.github.com/mndvns/80b00cf67d418e8359fb5566b80ae...

Here is an aggressive worm/virus that exploits this exact mechanism.

https://github.com/wmealing/Elixir-virus

Yes; it is a property of the "Erlang Run Time System"(ERTS)/"VM"(BEAM) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37415159

Yeah. I don’t see why not.