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
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Initial Rapid Release version October 22, 2004
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Latest Rapid Release version October 22, 2004
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Initial Daily Certified version October 22, 2004
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Latest Daily Certified version June 17, 2008 revision 017
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Initial Weekly Certified release date October 23, 2004
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Moderate
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Yana Liu