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.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version October 22, 2004
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version October 22, 2004
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date October 23, 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: Moderate

Damage

Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Yana Liu

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