Common name SevenDust Family SevenDust Isolation 1998 Classification Virus | Technical name SevenDust Type Classic Mac OS Start date 1998 | |
Aliases SevenDust.a, .b, .c, .d, .e, .f, .g; 666; MDEF 666, 9806, E; Graphics Accelerator; SevenD | ||
SevenDust is a computer virus that infects computers running certain versions of the classic Mac OS. It was first discovered in 1998, and originally referred to as 666 by Apple.
SevenDust is a polymorphic virus, with some variant also being encrypted. It spreads by users running an infected executable. Some variants of SevenDust also delete all non-application files accessed during certain times.
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