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Discovered:
- February 17, 2006
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Updated:
- February 13, 2007 12:51:24 PM
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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]
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Type:
- Worm
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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
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Initial Rapid Release version February 18, 2006
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Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
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Initial Daily Certified version February 17, 2006
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Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
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Initial Weekly Certified release date February 22, 2006
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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: Easy
Writeup By: Candid Wueest
