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Discovered:
- May 31, 2006
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Updated:
- February 13, 2007 12:55:59 PM
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Also Known As:
- Exploit.OSX.Safari.a [Kaspersk, OSX/Exploit-ZipShell [McAfee]
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Type:
- Trojan Horse
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Systems Affected:
- Macintosh, Macintosh OS X
OSX.Exploit.MetaData is a detection for the Apple Mac OS X Archive Metadata Command Execution Vulnerability (as described in
Apple Security Updates 2006-001).
Antivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version June 1, 2006
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Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
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Initial Daily Certified version June 1, 2006
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Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
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Initial Weekly Certified release date June 7, 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: Yana Liu
