HYPC.IndependanceDay

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: October 29, 1998
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:55:06 AM
Also Known As:: Independence Day
Type:: Virus
Systems Affected:: Macintosh

This virus replicates successfully between HyperCard stacks but the malignant portion (which attempts to delete lines of code from stack scripts) does not function as intended.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 21, 2000
Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
Initial Daily Certified version December 21, 2000
Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

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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: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Lee Gummerman

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