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According to Palo Alto Networks, WireLurker, running on an OS X system, can install either downloaded third-party applications or automatically generate malicious applications onto a USB-connected iOS device, regardless of whether it is jailbroken.
The malware is able to install malicious and infected programs on non-jailbroken iOS devices, according to the report, by using enterprise provisioning techniques, thus appearing to be an in-house application. The user is presented with a confirmation dialog box such as the one shown below, but otherwise the application will behave the same as an uninfected one.
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security?q=wirelurker
According to Palo Alto Networks, WireLurker, running on an OS X system, can install either downloaded third-party applications or automatically generate malicious applications onto a USB-connected iOS device, regardless of whether it is jailbroken.
The malware is able to install malicious and infected programs on non-jailbroken iOS devices, according to the report, by using enterprise provisioning techniques, thus appearing to be an in-house application. The user is presented with a confirmation dialog box such as the one shown below, but otherwise the application will behave the same as an uninfected one.
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security?q=wirelurker