Backdoor Trojan For Windows Ported To Mac OS

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday February 28, 2011 @12:49PM from the run-for-cover dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A Remote Access Trojan (RAT) for Windows, known as darkComet, has been ported to Mac OS X. The new backdoor Trojan is not yet finished, but it could be indicative of more underground programmers attempting to take advantage of Apple's growing market share."

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Re:Besides missing link, summary isn't accurate.. (Score:5, Funny)

by hax4bux ( 209237 ) writes: on Monday February 28, 2011 @12:57PM (#35339066)

Looks like someone has a case of the Mondays

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Re:Besides missing link, summary isn't accurate.. (Score:4, Funny)

by Yvan256 ( 722131 ) writes: on Monday February 28, 2011 @01:02PM (#35339112) Homepage Journal

And I measure the speed of my car in fractions of parsec.

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In other news (Score:5, Funny)

by michelcolman ( 1208008 ) writes: on Monday February 28, 2011 @01:10PM (#35339198)

MacOS X actually comes bundled with a tool that is able to wipe the entire hard disk! Up till now this has not caused widespread mayhem yet, but considering Apple's growing market share...

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Re:Besides missing link, summary isn't accurate.. (Score:5, Funny)

by Yvan256 ( 722131 ) writes: on Monday February 28, 2011 @01:21PM (#35339306) Homepage Journal

You're gonna get your ass kicked, man.

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Re:It was just a matter of time (Score:5, Funny)

by Yvan256 ( 722131 ) writes: on Monday February 28, 2011 @01:23PM (#35339324) Homepage Journal

You owe me a new bottle of iced tea and a new keyboard.

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Re:Besides missing link, summary isn't accurate.. (Score:5, Funny)

by JustOK ( 667959 ) writes: on Monday February 28, 2011 @01:25PM (#35339368) Journal

slow car. I once did a kettle corn run in less than 12 fathoms.

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Not yet finished?!?! (Score:5, Funny)

by Comboman ( 895500 ) writes: on Monday February 28, 2011 @01:29PM (#35339422)

The new backdoor Trojan is not yet finished
What the hell, even malmare is vaporware now? Can I put in a pre-order for it to infect my computer sometime next year?

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In other news (Score:5, Funny)

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Not yet finished?!?! (Score:5, Funny)

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