The First iPhone Trojan

Posted by Patrick on January 7th, 2008 at 06:24pm Comments

Yep, finally it happened. Although it’s more of a nuisance than real malware, it’s nothing you want (of course).

Posing as a pre-patch to firmware update 1.1.3, the trojan tricks the iPhone user into installing it. Uninstalling it, or attempting to, yields poor results, as you’re left with a near empty iPhone because of what it aims to infect (things like Erica Sadun’s utilities and OpenSSH).

Symantec researcher Orla Cox said “This is technically the first Trojan horse seen for the iPhone, however it does appear to be more of a prank than an actual threat,” and went on to say: “The impact of uninstalling the ‘Trojan’ would appear to be an unintended side effect“.

Please keep an eye out for obviously fake iPhone applications, and continue being vigilant in the protection of your personal information, your iPhone will be very grateful.

Thanks: The Register

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