[caption id="attachment_1051" align="aligncenter" width="600"] AdThief malware affecting over 75,00 IOS Devices[/caption] Axelle Aprille a security researcher submitted an E-paper over Virus bulletin. The paper says that a malware which was found 5 months ago has affected over 75,000 devices till date. AdThief malware has already swapped over 22 million ads.

How AdThief Malware works?

Creators of AdThief malware have used the same functionality that Cydia Substrate uses. Cydia Substrate is a kind of framework that has empowered almost every jailbreak. Cydia Substrate can easily be used up to modify apps and system software that are currently working on the IOS device. AdThief malware has already covered more than 15 different ad networks from countries like China, US and India.

Who created AdThief Malware?

A Chinese hacker popular by the name of Rover12421 and Zerofile on network forums has created this malware. According to the sources hacker has made a statement that he has only developed it. But there is no role of him in the distribution of it. The major thing to note about AdThief is that it is not possible to detect whether your device is affected by it or not. Those who have modified version of IOS through jailbreak are to be affected the most. Therefore it recommended to all to install only trusted apps.

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