Windows Malware Stows a Ride in iOS App Store App

[ArtOfWarfare]

Then, why choose that particular folder? It isn't showing up in every folder path. Even if he says it wasn't deliberate, is it possible to get there, and only there, without it being on purpose?

Seems like a really easy PR tactic to me.

Download the virus, stick it in your .ipa, have Apple approve it, then "discover it" and submit it to the news.

It was only approved 5 days ago. Seems awfully quick for someone who just happens to be running that antivirus program (I've never heard of it, personally,) to just happen to download the equally so if not more obscure iOS app.

 

[Prodo123]

Get a Mac!!!


I keep reading that Windows doesn't collect virus anymore yet continually I see the
ramifications of believing this.

How did the virus get a foot inside the app in the first place?
I thought iOS SDK is Mac only. I thought VMs serve as sandboxes to prevent the spread of viruses like this.
I smell conspiracy here.

 

[MCP-511]

You don't need Pacifist at all. Just rename the .ipa file as .zip and double click it and tada.

 

[MacUserMichael]

Windows: Screwing **** up since 2005

 

[Silono]

How did the virus get a foot inside the app in the first place?
I thought iOS SDK is Mac only. I thought VMs serve as sandboxes to prevent the spread of viruses like this.
I smell conspiracy here.

Xcode is Mac-only, although there are alternatives for iOS development that run on windows.

 

[beg_ne]

Maybe it's just a typo on the part of the person who made the screenshot, but anyone else notice the directory location says "Instaqoutes 1.0.ipa" and "Payload/Instaqoutes.app/...." ?

It's just the way the directory structure is, an .ipa is just a zip file with a directory structure. All iOS apps will have a Payload directory at the root of the .ipa and then an .app bundle inside that directory.

Edit: Oh you mean that "quotes" is spelled wrong?

I'm guessing the "developer" just can't spell for ****. I mean they probably aren't so bright if they shipped a windows virus in their app in the first place.

 

[Sensation]

Windows: Screwing **** up since 2005

How is some Mac user adding a virus to an ios app Windows screwing up?

 

[Tech Marketer]

My thoughts on Mountain Lion OS and Threats of Malware attack

There is no doubt that this new Mountain Lion OS looks cool. But I was reading an article today which says that this new OS also has high threats from Malware and virus attacks. I always wonder why Mac user don't think about installing a virtual desktop. Because Virus outbreaks are no longer a headache in hosted virtual desktops since you operate in a virtual environment which is 10 times more secured and there are no threats of any malware or virus attacks,

Here is a useful resource for Mac users, explaining what else a virtual desktop can do for Mac OS:
http://www.dincloud.com/run-virtual-desktop-on-apple-mac-os-x

 

[Prodo123]

There is no doubt that this new Mountain Lion OS looks cool. But I was reading an article today which says that this new OS also has high threats from Malware and virus attacks. I always wonder why Mac user don't think about installing a virtual desktop. Because Virus outbreaks are no longer a headache in hosted virtual desktops since you operate in a virtual environment which is 10 times more secured and there are no threats of any malware or virus attacks,

Here is a useful resource for Mac users, explaining what else a virtual desktop can do for Mac OS:
http://www.dincloud.com/run-virtual-desktop-on-apple-mac-os-x

Because of the obvious reason. Hosted VMs are slow as heck. HVMs are a simple way of saying "loanable computers only accessible by VNC or RDP" so the speed all depends on your internet. If the HVD host's servers become infested with viruses, the entire network of HVMs are compromised. This is more dangerous than running a VM software or, even better, being responsible and not watching porn.

Your little marketing scheme has been busted and the product you're marketing sucks. :/