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A few App Store apps contain malware - Speedy - 09-22-2015
Mainly apps developed in China.
http://www.slashgear.com/xcodeghost-malware-gets-past-apple-app-store-scrutiny-20405582/
"Apple's stringent and sometimes even heavy handed review rules for iOS apps have both been hailed and criticized alike, but its core benefit remains the same, very few malicious apps gets past quality control. However, it's not infallible, as five past iOS malware can attest to. Now a sixth joins that list, but with more far-reaching consequences. Dozens, if not hundreds, of App Store apps, specifically in China, might be infected by the XcodeGhost malware, and this time, the apps are otherwise legitimate ones and their developers unwitting accomplices. All thanks to an unofficial Xcode installer going around the Internet."
Re: A few App Store apps contain malware - max - 09-22-2015
Speedy wrote:Like WeChat, with only half a billion users.....
Mainly apps developed in China.
Re: A few App Store apps contain malware - Onamuji - 09-22-2015
Since they were pulled by Apple, there is a list somewhere that they're working from or adding to.
If Apple gives a whit about their customers they should release the list so that people can delete or update the apps.
Re: A few App Store apps contain malware - ka jowct - 09-22-2015
If I correctly remember what I read yesterday: Apparently made possible by an infected Xcode version downloaded from a Chinese server, which was a popular download site among developers because it was fast.
Re: A few App Store apps contain malware - Article Accelerator - 09-22-2015
There is a good summary of the facts regarding XcodeGhost here…
http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/security/index.html#d22sep2015
…and a list of affected apps here:
https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2015/09/21/xcodeghost-apps/