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Title: iWorm Botnet Uses Reddit as Command and Control Center
Post by: HCK on October 03, 2014, 03:00:22 am
iWorm Botnet Uses Reddit as Command and Control Center

A new day, and a new threat to Mac OS X. Virus hunters have discovered a sophisticated botnet targeting Mac OS X computers and using a novel technique to operate. The malware has infected about 18,500 Macs, according to recent statistical analysis. The Mac malware, called iWorm, uses a complex multi-purpose backdoor, through which criminals can issue […]

Source: iWorm Botnet Uses Reddit as Command and Control Center (http://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/iworm-botnet-uses-reddit-as-command-and-control-center/)