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<blockquote data-quote="Thud" data-source="post: 89425"><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39164062,00.htm" target="_blank">http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39164062,00.htm</a></p><p></p><p>"Ducklin said Opener disables Mac OS X's built in firewall, creates a back door so the malware author can control the computer remotely, locates any passwords stored on the hard drive and downloads a password cracker called JohnTheRipper.</p><p></p><p>According to Ducklin, Opener tries to spread by copying itself to any drive that is mounted to the infected computer. This could be a local drive, part of a local network or a remote computer.</p><p></p><p><strong>Most worryingly, according to Ducklin, this could be the start of a spate of malware that uses Mac OS X’s scripting features against its users.</strong>"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thud, post: 89425"] [url]http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39164062,00.htm[/url] "Ducklin said Opener disables Mac OS X's built in firewall, creates a back door so the malware author can control the computer remotely, locates any passwords stored on the hard drive and downloads a password cracker called JohnTheRipper. According to Ducklin, Opener tries to spread by copying itself to any drive that is mounted to the infected computer. This could be a local drive, part of a local network or a remote computer. [b]Most worryingly, according to Ducklin, this could be the start of a spate of malware that uses Mac OS X’s scripting features against its users.[/b]" [/QUOTE]
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