Mac OS X rootkit surfaces

Mac OS X rootkit surfaces
John Leyden, The Register 2004-10-25

One of the first pieces of malicious code targeting Apple's Mac OS X operating system has been discovered. The Mac OS X malware, dubbed Opener, is a rootkit for Mac OS X machines that contains a variety of destructive functionality including a keylogger and backdoor components.

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Mac OS X rootkit surfaces 2004-10-25
Anonymous

After reading the various posts about this script, I wonder why Apple has not done a few things to make this harder such as:

Alert users when someone is connected or attempting to connect to their computer via a network connection. (Currently there is nothing included in OS X's GUI to indicate th...

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Mac OS X rootkit surfaces 2004-10-26
keydet89 (at) yahoo (dot) com [email concealed] (2 replies)

"The Mac OS X malware, dubbed Opener, is a rootkit for Mac OS X machines that contains a variety of destructive functionality including a keylogger and backdoor components. Opener (AKA Renepo-A) is a shell script that can't be installed without admin privileges. It isn't spreading."

Okay.

Qu...

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Re: Mac OS X rootkit surfaces 2006-10-29
Anonymous

Send me your userid, password, IP address, and a letter absolving me of all responsibility and I demonstrate 8-)! (ps recent backup recommended).

Joking aside the point about correct terminology is well taken

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Re: Mac OS X rootkit surfaces 2006-12-23
Anonymous

It's destructive because with a keyword logger and backdoor you can get into a system and pretty much do your bidding. Get it?...

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Mac OS X rootkit surfaces 2004-10-26
keydet89 (at) yahoo (dot) com [email concealed]

Rootkit? The article links to Sophos, where this is classified as a worm.

FUD?...

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