New Mac OS Trojan Produces BitCoins

angry tapir writes about an interesting use for malware. From the Techworld article: "A newly identified Mac OS X Trojan bundles a component that leverages the processing power of video cards to generate Bitcoins, a popular type of virtual currency. The new Trojan was dubbed DevilRobber by antivirus vendors and is being distributed together with several software applications via BitTorrent sites."

Joke's on them.

[MrQuacker]

Scamcoins arent worth anything anymore....

"...the processing power of video cards..."

[willoughby]

As an owner of a Mac Mini let me just say, "Thank God, I'm safe!".

Just works!

[Anonymous Coward]

I use MACs because they just work!

--A virus writer.

A perfect storm of trolling

[alostpacket]

A Mac Trojan and a Bitcoin story in one! Quick someone tie this into global warming!

Re:Hahahahaha

[mcmonkey]

They make GPUs

Re:"...the processing power of video cards..."

[Anonymous Coward]

Look at the comment you replied to. Now look at the one that that was in reply to. Now go wooosh yourself.

Re:Joke's on them.

[E IS mC(Square)]

Heh.. but at least they are shiny, compared to those mined on a windows or linux boxes.