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SH.Renepo.B

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: October 22, 2004
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:28:58 PM
Also Known As: MacOS.Renepo.B, Unix/Opener.worm [McAfee], Worm.MacOS.Opener.a [Kaspersky, SH/Renepo-A [Sophos], MAC_RENEPO.B [Trend Micro]
Type: Virus
Systems Affected: Macintosh, Macintosh OS X


SH.Renepo.B is a data-collecting script virus that only runs on Mac OS X systems.

Note: Virus definitions dated prior to October 26, 2004 may detect this threat as MacOS.Renepo.B or Hacktool.Openerscript.

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version October 22, 2004
  • Latest Rapid Release version October 22, 2004
  • Initial Daily Certified version October 22, 2004
  • Latest Daily Certified version June 17, 2008 revision 017
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date October 23, 2004

Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

Threat Assessment

Wild

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

Damage

  • Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Yana Liu
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