What is botnet?
Bot = robot & Net = network
Botnet (Robot Network) runs malicious software automatically turning your computer into a bot controlled by a master computer. Computers that are vulnerable are the main targets.
What can botnet do?
Botnet can steal personal information without your knowledge.
This worm can steal all information from Text Messages to all your Bank details.
What should iPhone user do?
Change your SSH password from default "alpine". (Guide to change password)
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In a follow-up e-mail to ZDNet Asia, Ducklin said users should upon login check for a directory named "/private/var/mobile/home", which hosts the viral files. Files named "inst", "cydia.tgz", "duh", "sshd" and "syslog" ought be be removed to deactivate the malware, he said.