> > "A newly > discovered<http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/05/05/lame-email-worm-mac-os/> > email > worm > dubbedOSX/Tored-A<http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/osxtoreda.html> > 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 a successful remote connection is established - attempts to create a > botnet <http://www.intego.com/news/ism0904.asp>, has keylogging > functionality, and can also perform DDoS attacks as well as send > spam"<http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/worm_osx_tored_a.shtml> >
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