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New Mac OS Trojan Produces BitCoins

Posted by Unknown on Monday October 31, 2011 @04:31PM from the why-is-my-computer-on-fire dept.

angry tapir writes about an interesting use for malware. From the Techworld article: "A newly identified Mac OS X Trojan bundles a component that leverages the processing power of video cards to generate Bitcoins, a popular type of virtual currency. The new Trojan was dubbed DevilRobber by antivirus vendors and is being distributed together with several software applications via BitTorrent sites."

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Joke's on them. by MrQuacker · 2011-10-31 16:37 · Score: 2, Funny

Scamcoins arent worth anything anymore....
1. Re:Joke's on them. by E+IS+mC(Square) · 2011-11-01 00:42 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  Heh.. but at least they are shiny, compared to those mined on a windows or linux boxes.
"...the processing power of video cards..." by willoughby · 2011-10-31 16:37 · Score: 5, Funny

As an owner of a Mac Mini let me just say, "Thank God, I'm safe!".
1. Re:"...the processing power of video cards..." by Anonymous Coward · 2011-10-31 19:27 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Look at the comment you replied to. Now look at the one that that was in reply to. Now go wooosh yourself.
Just works! by Anonymous Coward · 2011-10-31 16:37 · Score: 5, Funny

I use MACs because they just work!
--A virus writer.
A perfect storm of trolling by alostpacket · 2011-10-31 16:38 · Score: 4, Funny

A Mac Trojan and a Bitcoin story in one! Quick someone tie this into global warming!

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Re:Hahahahaha by mcmonkey · 2011-10-31 18:00 · Score: 3, Funny

They make GPUs