A security researcher revealed that over 75.000 Appliances iOS have been infected by malware known as AdThief or "Spad. "
Device users iOS often use jailbreak techniques, ignoring the security risks that come with it report του συστήματος τους. Προκειμένου να αποκτήσουν περισσότερες λειτουργίες στη συσκευή τους, ξεκλειδώνουν το root, κάτι που τους δίνει απεριόριστη πρόσβαση στα αρχεία του συστήματος τους. Να υπενθυμίσουμε ότι η Apple και αρκετοί researchers security measures do not recommend it and that a jailbreak is always done at the end user's responsibility.
However, according to the researcher, Axelle Apvrille, a malware is promoting various promotional packages SDK which have been modified by the developer and contain the hacker ID. This means that malicious software allows the hacker to collect all revenue from infected devices through ads.
15 promotional SDKs or adkits, including Google Mobile ads and advertisements from Weibo, were discovered to be used by the AdThief malware. The researcher was able to trace the developer of AdThief from the malware's source code. The developer, known online by the nicknames “rover12421” and “zerofile,” is a Android developer who admitted the development of malware and reported that it has stopped it.
The developer said that he only developed the basic ID replacement functionality and that someone else could continue the development. Of course he denied that the spread of the malware that has affected a large number of devices and that he managed to grab revenue from 22 millions advertisements.
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