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So you think your Mac with OSX is safe?
JCTER:
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/02/26/mac-os-x-backdoor-trojan-now-in-beta/
--- Quote ---Mac OS X backdoor Trojan, now in beta?
OSX/MusMinim-A screenshotIt appears there is a new backdoor Trojan in town and it targets users of Mac OS X. As even the malware itself admits, it is not yet finished, but it could be indicative of more underground programmers taking note of Apple's increasing market share.
SophosLabs analyzed the sample we received and determined that it is a variant of a well-known Remote Access Trojan (RAT) for Windows known as darkComet.
The author of the Trojan refers to it as the 'BlackHole RAT', as you can see from the screenshots, but Sophos calls it OSX/MusMinim-A, or 'MusMinim' for short.
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Possibly a nod to the fallacy of "security through obscurity" defense.
Greg B:
--- Quote from: James Cannon on March 01, 2011, 04:10:49 pm ---http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/02/26/mac-os-x-backdoor-trojan-now-in-beta/
--- Quote ---Mac OS X backdoor Trojan, now in beta?
OSX/MusMinim-A screenshotIt appears there is a new backdoor Trojan in town and it targets users of Mac OS X. As even the malware itself admits, it is not yet finished, but it could be indicative of more underground programmers taking note of Apple's increasing market share.
SophosLabs analyzed the sample we received and determined that it is a variant of a well-known Remote Access Trojan (RAT) for Windows known as darkComet.
The author of the Trojan refers to it as the 'BlackHole RAT', as you can see from the screenshots, but Sophos calls it OSX/MusMinim-A, or 'MusMinim' for short.
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Possibly a nod to the fallacy of "security through obscurity" defense.
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I dunno...still seems relevant. One newsworthy trojan for Mac vs. countless for Windows?
JCTER:
--- Quote from: Greg B on March 01, 2011, 04:15:17 pm ---I dunno...still seems relevant. One newsworthy trojan for Mac vs. countless for Windows?
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And how long has Windows been the dominant OS? Mac is only a recent uprising.
Greg B:
--- Quote from: James Cannon on March 01, 2011, 04:17:03 pm ---
--- Quote from: Greg B on March 01, 2011, 04:15:17 pm ---I dunno...still seems relevant. One newsworthy trojan for Mac vs. countless for Windows?
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And how long has Windows been the dominant OS? Mac is only a recent uprising.
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