Backdoor Trojan For Windows Ported To Mac OS 263
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."
Re:It was just a matter of time (Score:2, Interesting)
People persecuting MS for poor security are living in the past. Windows is now a fine secure OS,
Actually, due to backwards compatibility, you too are living in the past. Windows is hardly more secure than it used to be. I bet anything most still operate as admin... undermining all the new security features. In fact, judging by the summary, it's security is so bad it makes other operating systems less secure.
Re:It was just a matter of time (Score:5, Interesting)
There may well be large gaping holes in Mac security. The question is: why is no one exploiting them? I don't mean winning a competition, but maliciously or criminally using them.
At what percentage of market share does it become viable to start writing malware? 25%? 50%? 75%?
Regardless of percentage, there are reckoned to be c. 94 million OS X users. Is that still not enough? As we all know, Mac users are computer illiterates with far more money than sense. Surely this sector would seem ideal for targeting by malware writers?
Assuming the reason for the lack of malware is NOT the inherent robustness of the OS; and it's NOT the market share: then what IS it?
Re:It was just a matter of time (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:It was just a matter of time (Score:4, Interesting)