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Title: New Mac botnet malware uses Reddit to find out what servers to connect to
Post by: HCK on October 03, 2014, 03:00:33 am
New Mac botnet malware uses Reddit to find out what servers to connect to

Mac users should beware of some new malware spreading, that tries to connect infected machines with a botnet for future exploitation. As detected by Dr Web, the malicious worm (dubbed Mac.BackDoor.iWorm) first checks whether any interfering applications are installed on the Mac. If it is clear, it calls out to Reddit posts to find the IP addresses of possible servers […]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=345013&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />

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