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Apple has denied that the malicious code dubbed “Opener” is a virus, Trojan horse or a worm. However, the security community disagrees, saying that while the program is not an immediate threat, it is a worm because it attempts to copy itself. “Opener is not a virus, Trojan horse, or worm,” Apple said in a statement. “It does not propagate itself across a network, through email, or over the Web.

A new script-based virus dubbed “Opener” can reportedly disable Mac OS X’s built-in firewall, steal personal information and destroy data. “Security experts say these traits are common among the thousands of viruses targeting Microsoft’s ubiquitous Windows operating system but are virtually unheard of on Apple’s Mac OS.