Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X

Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by andreyf on Thursday April 09, 2015 @09:04PM (#9352017)

What about without local privilege escalation? Is there no way for a malware payload or RCE to turn your computer into a botnet without root privileges?

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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by cheald on Friday April 10, 2015 @02:51PM (#9356366)

There certainly is, but rooting a box lets you ensure that you stuff says in place. Once a box is rooted, its owner can never really be sure they have it clean without wiping and rebuilding it.

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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by dzhiurgis on Thursday April 09, 2015 @09:27PM (#9352076)

There are advertising networks that use JavaScript on client machine do distributed computing. Is that a botnet or not?

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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by robbintt on Friday April 10, 2015 @03:57AM (#9353014)

Do you know where I can observe this? I'd like to review the code.

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