The new iBotnet

2009-04-01

Mario Ballano Barcena

Symantec, Ireland

Alfredo Pesoli

Editor: Helen Martin

Abstract

Mario Ballano Barcena and Alfredo Pesoli take a detailed look at what appears to be the first real attempt to create a Mac botnet.

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