Clean Apple App Store From Dangerous Malware inserted Applications
A few days ago we were surprised of the application on the Apple
device that is indicated inserted by malicious malware, Apple is now
reportedly conducting a clean-up action in the form of applications
indicated malware inserted on the App Store.
Reporting
from Gizmodo, Monday (21/09/2015), one of the well-known chat
applications from China, WeChat also infected by this malicious malware.
According to news circulating, the hacker uses an application called Xcode developer from Apple that has been modified. Results of modifications that have been inserted with malicious code
dubbed XcodeGhost, who can obtain information from an application in
spite of the well-known developers.Researchers from China said that currently there are about 344
applications that are inserted by XcodeGhost, and most of these
applications are applications originating from China, such as WeChat.It is not yet known exactly how this WeChat similar applications using a modified application developers. But
it does say that Apple's servers in China itself is very slow, thus
making the original developer of the Bamboo Curtain country is looking
for another address (mirror) that allegedly has a faster connection. The Xcode first uploaded on sharing sites in China, then it is
possible that Xcode has been interfered with by the hands of the hackers
who want to get information from an application using Xcode results
XcodeGhost modified alias.Apple's
own party called on developers to not download all kinds of
applications developers Xcode from any site, except from the official
website of Apple itself.