#APPLE MALWARE REMOVAL CNET MAC#

The developer 'Appsstand' then posted the following message in the same forum topic: Within hours of the report, Apple removed the app from the App Store. It is unknown how many users downloaded the infected app while it was available, and Apple is unlikely to share such information. Over the weekend, its price was temporarily slashed from $0.99 to free. The app in question had been in the App Store since July 19. While some argued this was a false positive, it was quickly confirmed the iOS package included a threat identified as Worm.VB-900 by ClamAV and Worm:Win32/VB.CB by Microsoft. In short, the app called 'Instaquotes-Quotes Cards For Instagram' was being flagged by the user's antivirus as a worm. I let ClamXav move it to the trash, but what else can/should be done? How can I verify whether this is actually a virus? A search for information on the app turned up very little, and nothing at all with reference to a possible virus or malware. 10:19:21 /Users//Music/iTunes/Mobile Applications/Instaqoutes 1.0.ipa: Worm.VB-900 FOUND I just downloaded two apps from iTunes, and one of them has been flagged by ClamXav as being a virus: IOS user 'deesto' posted the following message in the Apple Support Communities forum in a post titled 'apps reported as virus' (via CNET):

#APPLE MALWARE REMOVAL CNET MAC#

While this meant your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and Mac could not be infected, even Windows users were relatively safe since the malware had to be manually extracted from the iOS application package. On Tuesday, an iOS app in the App Store was discovered containing malicious Windows executable files. Google Drive alternative: Decentralized and encrypted

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