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New OS X Backdoor Malware Roping Macs Into Botnet

Posted by timothy on from the sad-face-mac dept.

An anonymous reader writes New malware targeting Mac machines, opening backdoors on them and roping them into a botnet currently numbering around 17,000 zombies has been spotted. The malware, dubbed Mac.BackDoor.iWorm, targets computers running OS X and makes extensive use of encryption in its routines, Dr. Web researchers noted. What's even more interesting is that it gets the IP address of a valid command and control (C&C) server from a post on popular news site Reddit. The malware is capable of discovering what other software is installed on the machine, opening a port on it, and sending a query to a web server to acquire the addresses of the C&C servers.

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  1. Well by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure the botnet just works and that its a great feature.....

  2. You're covered ... by CaptainDork · · Score: 3, Funny

    ,,, we're working on global worming.

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  3. Re:Quite useless article by smallfries · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well I'm a mac user and I think that you'll find that I am quite superior to you in every way.

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  4. Re:Quite useless article by maestroX · · Score: 3, Funny

    Mac?
    Windows 7 is simply Microsoft's best operating system ever. Mac fanboys should worry and circle together in defensive posture.
    [203.0.113.201, 198.51.100.2, 169.254.1.19, 172.16.1.2, 203.2.11.2,]