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Apple App Store hit by malware.....
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ThisGuysGood
21-09-2015
Apple has removed some Chinese apps from the App Store that were infected with malware. You'll have to read the link as I'm just going into a meeting.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/20/93...store-security
dave666
21-09-2015
I had a video downloader on my iPhone the other day a Message from the Devs popped up in the app saying Apple have deleted it for now reason. I have deleted the app don't know if my phone has been infected
BKM
21-09-2015
Originally Posted by dave666:
“I had a video downloader on my iPhone the other day a Message from the Devs popped up in the app saying Apple have deleted it for now reason. I have deleted the app don't know if my phone has been infected”

BBC News seems to be saying is just the Chinese App Store.

Apple do vet all App Store submissions quite carefully and the one you had issues with may well have had some other problem.
Stig
21-09-2015
Originally Posted by ThisGuysGood:
“Apple has removed some Chinese apps from the App Store that were infected with malware. You'll have to read the link as I'm just going into a meeting.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/20/93...store-security”

Some Chinese developers were using a hacked development tool to produce apps. This allowed malicious code to sneak in,
planetf1
21-09-2015
I don't have iOS yet (Friday!) but my understanding was it was Chinese developed apps, not the chinese app store... apps like wechat available in the UK for example??
alanwarwic
21-09-2015
It is kind of weird that they are describing genuine developers having malware alter their software.

It stands to reason that the vast majority of malware will be specially written specially for IOS, the same how it can happen on other platforms. I guess by infecting they easier manage to find a bigger audience.
Stig
21-09-2015
Originally Posted by planetf1:
“I don't have iOS yet (Friday!) but my understanding was it was Chinese developed apps, not the chinese app store... apps like wechat available in the UK for example??”

Any affected apps have been removed from the App Store, so you could check that way.
alanwarwic
21-09-2015
A bit vaguely written, but it infers WeChat, WinZip, Mercury Browser and Musical.ly were infected apps.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09...essage_client/
IvanIV
21-09-2015
It's whoever downloaded XCode from the Chinese server. Not sure if they allow downloads from abroad there, could be just Chinese developers hit by this.
alanwarwic
21-09-2015
Is this why it hit?

https://m.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/co...ild_for_xcode/

If you have a team of developers, a Hackintosh cuts the major cost involved.
ACU
21-09-2015
I guess the 'walled garden' isnt as safe as its made out to be.
ThisGuysGood
21-09-2015
Originally Posted by alanwarwic:
“It is kind of weird that they are describing genuine developers having malware alter their software.

It stands to reason that the vast majority of malware will be specially written specially for IOS, the same how it can happen on other platforms. I guess by infecting they easier manage to find a bigger audience.”

That sounds like you're trying to say the "vast majority of malware will be specially written specially for iOS" which obviously a complete lie.

Android has had more malware written for it in the last 5 years than any other platform including Windows and iOS. iOS has the least malware when compared to ALL other platforms.

I'm sure you weren't just trolling with that comment though.
ThisGuysGood
21-09-2015
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/android-app...search-1459576


One in every ten Android Apps infected with Malware this translates to 1 in every ten android devices infected with undetectable malware. Scarey stuff.
ThisGuysGood
21-09-2015
iOS proven to be many times more secure than Android,


https://www.sophos.com/en-us/securit...n-android.aspx
alanwarwic
21-09-2015
I'm talking about real apps being malware, not infected apps containing malware.
99% + malware comes external from the Play Store, l guess it is likewise it is with the IOS Store.

But if it is coming from a Hackintosh, like I posted later, if the Hackintosh is popular for genuine coders then Apple has a Cydia like problem, jailbroken devices more being plagued by stolen software similarly containing malware.

However, I dont even know if Hackintosh comes into the equation, it just sounds a plausible thought.
Stiggles
21-09-2015
Originally Posted by ThisGuysGood:
“iOS proven to be many times more secure than Android,


https://www.sophos.com/en-us/securit...n-android.aspx”

All OS's are vulnerable in some way or other. This development has shown that.

Malware writers will always go for the most popular and most used OS. Hence why windows had far more than osx. The same applies here.
My name's Scott
21-09-2015
Mercury Browser got removed from my device and the App Store earlier this year.

I paid for it too, about 1.99 so I'm not impressed as no refund was offered.
kidspud
21-09-2015
Originally Posted by My name's Scott:
“Mercury Browser got removed from my device and the App Store earlier this year.

I paid for it too, about 1.99 so I'm not impressed as no refund was offered.”

Did you get notified that it had been removed? Seems strange that you were not offered a refund.
alanwarwic
21-09-2015
Hijacked back in May then?

A mix of old and new events only coming to the fore because WeChat got hit?

http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/...store.1888180/
My name's Scott
21-09-2015
Originally Posted by kidspud:
“Did you get notified that it had been removed? Seems strange that you were not offered a refund.”

Yes, I got a pop up box saying Mercury Browser is no longer available for my device when I opened the app and then it deleted itself.
Mark in Essex
21-09-2015
Sounds to me by reading a few news stories that it's the normal App Store and quite a few major apps?

http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/a...malware-attack
Mark in Essex
21-09-2015
Originally Posted by ThisGuysGood:
“http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/android-app...search-1459576


One in every ten Android Apps infected with Malware this translates to 1 in every ten android devices infected with undetectable malware. Scarey stuff.”

Not exactly the same thing as it says in the article it's from third party app stores and not the Google Play Store.
Mark in Essex
21-09-2015
Originally Posted by ThisGuysGood:
“iOS proven to be many times more secure than Android,


https://www.sophos.com/en-us/securit...n-android.aspx”

Same thing again as they are talking about 3rd party app stores and not the Google Play Store.

If you stick to the Play Store your likely to be safe (unless it gets hacked like they have done Apples App Store like they have done).
IvanIV
21-09-2015
Originally Posted by Mark in Essex:
“Sounds to me by reading a few news stories that it's the normal App Store and quite a few major apps?

http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/a...malware-attack”

Any app that was built with this modified XCode SW and then uploaded to App Store contains the malware.
Mark in Essex
21-09-2015
Originally Posted by IvanIV:
“Any app that was built with this modified XCode SW and then uploaded to App Store contains the malware.”

As Manuel says..... "Keh"?
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