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Backdoor Trojan For Windows Ported To Mac OS

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday February 28, 2011 @04:49AM from the run-for-cover dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A Remote Access Trojan (RAT) for Windows, known as darkComet, has been ported to Mac OS X. The new backdoor Trojan is not yet finished, but it could be indicative of more underground programmers attempting to take advantage of Apple's growing market share."

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Re:Besides missing link, summary isn't accurate.. by zill · 2011-02-28 04:58 · Score: 1, Flamebait

darkComet? RAT?

At least they didn't name it NigerianPrince.

And here I thought GIMP was the only FOSS project with a name problem.
Re:It was just a matter of time by pjh3000 · 2011-02-28 05:28 · Score: 0, Flamebait

The average Windows user doesn't know how to run as Admin in Windows 7. The Admin account is hidden by default. Oh, you didn't know that? And the backwards compatibility you speak of is only in the Pro version, not the Home version. Face it, you don't actually have a point to make, you just wanted to bash Windows. Is this typical of Mac Users?