![]() ![]() ![]() It runs upon startup, loads up local web and IRC servers, joins a botnet, employs a DNS changer, and a bunch of other stuff. This applet would download an installer which, SecureMac claims, modifies system files to bypass the system’s password. It supposedly spreads via links on social networking sites (worm), so for instance clicking a link would take you to a website which executes a Java applet (trojan). The original report comes from SecureMac, which warns Mac OS X users of a trojan horse called Boonana. As it turns out, though, the threat this thing poses is not very large (at this point in time). ![]() This time around, it’s a trojan horse thing (it’s a trojan, worm, and root kit all in one, though) that targets Mac OS X and Windows. A supposed security threat appears, and the internet loses its collective brain and starts panicking like Alpha and Omega’s kingdom come. ![]()
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