MacOS.MW2004.Trojan

MacOS.MW2004.Trojan is a Trojan horse that targets the Macintosh OS X. It masquerades as an installer of Microsoft Word 2004, named "Microsoft Word 2004 OSX Web Install."

When launched under OS X, it attempts to delete the user's home directory (/Users/<current user name>) and all of its contents. The actual number of deleted files depends on the user and file permissions (see the "Technical Details" for more information).

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version May 13, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version pending
• Initial Daily Certified version pending
• Latest Daily Certified version pending
• Initial Weekly Certified release date May 13, 2004

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: 0 - 49
• Number of Sites: 0 - 2
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: High

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low