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New OS X Backdoor Malware Roping Macs Into Botnet
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.
It's not just Steve.
A few years back I indulged my then girlfriend (now wife) by joining her at an Apple Store to have them try to sell her on a MacBook (vs a PC).
During the pitch she asked about if she would need any anti-virus software for the machine and was told simply "No, Macs don't get PC viruses"
(Yes the statement is technically true, it does not answer her question nor provide an accurate reflection of the need for anti-virus/malware software even on a Mac).
Despite my jaw dropping in utter disbelief to the answer I had just heard, she later commented how surprised I was that I could keep my mouth shut during such nonsense.
Help Brendan pay off his student loans
Either way you can take your butthurt and shove it up your ass....which of course you would probably enjoy, not that there is anything wrong with that ;-O
ACs don't waste your time replying, your posts are never seen by me.
Anyone using Windows *is* IQ challenged. Trying to do anyone real work on Windows is painful.