OSX.Inqtana.A

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: February 17, 2006
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:51:24 PM
Also Known As:: Inqtana.A [Panda], OSX/Inqtana-A [Sophos], OSX/Inqtana.a [McAfee], Inqtana.A [F-Secure], OSX_INQTANA.A [Trend], Worm.OSX.Inqtana.a [Kaspersky]
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Macintosh, Macintosh OS X

OSX.Inqtana.A is a proof of concept worm that runs on Macintosh OS X and spreads by exploiting a the Apple Mac OS X BlueTooth Directory Traversal Vulnerability (as described in Bugtraq ID 13491).

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version February 18, 2006
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version February 17, 2006
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date February 22, 2006

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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: Candid Wueest

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