A security researcher has revealed that over 75.000 iOS devices are infected by malicious software known as AdThief or "Spad. "
Device users iOS often use techniques jailbreak, αγνοώντας τους κινδύνους ασφαλείας που έρχονται με την έκθεση του συστήματος τους. Προκειμένου να αποκτήσουν περισσότερες λειτουργίες στη device τους, ξεκλειδώνουν το root, κάτι που τους δίνει απεριόριστη access in their system files. Remember that Apple and several security researchers do not recommend it, and that a jailbreak is always the responsibility of the end user.
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 ads from Weibo, were discovered to be used by the AdThief malware. The researcher was able to trace the developer of AdThief from the source code of the malware. 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 he only developed the basic ID replacement mode and that someone else could continue to grow. Of course he refused to spread the malicious software that has affected a large number of devices and that he has managed to grab revenue from 22 million ads.
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