Mac.BackDoor.iWorm

When a Mac is infected with Mac.BackDoor.iWorm, the program tries to make a connection to a command server. Hackers are using the iWorm to control 17,000 Apple computers. The iWorm reportedly uses Reddit’s search function to find comments left by the criminals in a Minecraft discussion section of the site.

1. Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks
2. Spamming
3. Sniffing Traffic
4. Keylogging
5. Spreading new Malware
6. Installing Advertisement Addons and Browser Helper Objects (BHOs)
7. Google AdSense abuse
8. Attacking IRC Chat Networks
9. Manipulating online polls/games
10. Mass identity theft
11. Bitcoing Mining

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