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iBotnet: Researchers find signs of zombie Macs

iBotnet: Researchers find signs of zombie MacsHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!breathHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!:) :) :)Come on ZDNet, this should be the biggest, boldest headline on front page!:)It would be interesting to see...It would be interesting to see what Apple is going to do with this in their "I'm a PC, I'm a Mac" add.Oh wait, you...

Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Pirated Software, Apple Macintosh, iBotnet, zombie, virus, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-16

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iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded

Yesterday, a "Your iPhone's been hacked because it's really insecure! Please visit doiop.com/iHacked and secure your phone right now!" message popped up on the screens of a large number of automatically exploited Dutch iPhone users, demanding $4.95 for instructions on how to secure their iPhones and remove the message from...

Tags: Apple iPhone, SSH, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-11-03

Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack

For haven sake ...Could we be a little bit more specific."...password-reset messages to trick PC users into downloading a dangerous piece of malware."Do "PC" means Windows? I'm guessing because I see the words "PC" and "malware" in the same sentence, oh, and your screen shot is Windows. ...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Facebook, trojan horse, malware, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Apple adds malware blocker in Snow Leopard

Why is Apple such an M$ $hill?Doesn't Apple know that there is 0, zero, nada, zilch malware targeting OS X?RE: Apple adds malware blocker in Snow LeopardWhy is "Open" a choice?The problem I have with scanners is they require signature updates and there will always be a window of vulnerability...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Apple Inc., malware, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Is Apple going to get some security help from OLPC?

Is Apple going to get some security help from OLPC?Security is not a function of popularity.Have a seat and listen to yet another stupid analogy.A shipping company has a problem with their boats sinking. It has 300 ships. A smaller shipping company has only 3 ships and none...

Tags: Operating systems, Apple Inc., One Laptop Per Child project, shipping company, security, Apple Mac OS X

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Pirated Windows 7 leads to malware, botnet

Several news outlets including eWEEK and Washington Post are reporting on a new piece of malware embedded into pirated copies of Microsoft's Windows 7 for the express purpose of building a botnet. According to researchers at Damballa, the bootleg copies of the new operating system have been...

Tags: Researcher, Microsoft Windows 7, Malware, WaPo, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-05-12

Tored-A email worm for Mac OS X called "lame"

Tored-A email worm for Mac OS X called "lame"Heheheh"but what does cause me to toss and turn at night is that the era of Apple?s ?security by obscurity? may be coming to an end"Are you wringing you hands while doing it...I'm actually rocking back in forth in a balled mass...

Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Tored-A email worm, operating system, OSX, Apple Mac OS, malware, Apple Mac OS X

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

New Mac OS X email worm discovered

A newly discovered email worm dubbed OSX/Tored-A once again puts the spotlight on the potential worm-ability, and malware spreading tactics targeting Apple's OS X. The worm propagates through emails harvested from infected hosts, and has a backdoor functionality allowing its author to perform the following actions if...

Tags: E-mail Worm, Apple Macintosh, Malware, Worm, Apple Mac OS X, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Apple Mac OS, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-05-07

Mac malware not a big deal - yet

It makes for a great headline, doesn't it? And from such a credible new source, too. On CNN.com this week: "Experts: Malicious program targets Macs." I can already see the Microsoft fans throwing around some "Take that, Mac fanboys!" But wait,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Malware, Desktops, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-24

Apple beats for Q2; calls it best non-holiday quarter

Apple beats for Q2; calls it best non-holiday quarterMac sales plummet!Apple is spiraling down! Losing business! Watch the stock price sink as well! Oh, wait a minute...RE: Apple beats for Q2; calls it best non-holiday quarterAh but there is a new Zune coming out - i bet they are terrified!!!...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Netbook hardware, Apple Inc., netbook, non-holiday quarter

Discussion threads 2009-04-22

Mac botnet being used in DDOS attacks

Back in January pirated versions of iWork '09 being shared on P2P networks were discovered to contain a trojan horse called "iWorkServices." The author of the malware did his thing by adding a malicious binary to the trial version of the software package. ZDNet's own Ryan Naraine...

Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, Researcher, Malware, Distributed Denial Of Service, Desktops, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-04-20

News to know: Google; iBotnet; Cisco; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Google earnings deliver; Sales growth slows; Economy still in 'uncharted territory' Statement: GOOGLE ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2009...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Information Technology, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, IBM Corp., Desktops, Strategy, Open Source, Hardware, Management

Blog posts 2009-04-17

iBotnet: Researchers find signs of zombie Macs

Malware hunters at Symantec have discovered a direct link between a malicious file embedded in pirated copies of Apple’s iWork 09 software and what appears to be the first Mac OS X botnet launching denial-of-service attacks. Writing in the current issue of Virus Bulletin subscription required, researchers...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Researcher, P2P, Malware, Apple iWork, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Desktops, Security, Hardware, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-04-16