[MacTUG] Apple updates Xprotect malware definitions to shut down 'iWorm' Mac botnet

[Marlon A. Griffith]

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... As noted by MacRumors and Business Insider, a change to the XProtect.plist file released on October 4 contained definitions to protect users from three variants of the iWorm malware, including OSX.iWorm.A, OSX.iWorm.B, and OSX.iWorm.C.
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In addition to Apple's anti-malware actions, Reddit also shut down a fake Minecraft subreddit and banned the account that was posting the iWorm botnet server list to the subreddit's forums. Without these posts, iWorm-controlled Macs are unable to connect to the botnet servers that are used by hackers to send instructions to the infected machines.

http://www.tuaw.com/2014/10/06/apple-updates-xprotect-malware-definitions-to-shut-down-iworm/
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