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How can one determine from ones own device (an iPhone for example) if it’s been compromised with malware? I’ve never seen my phone present any kind of scan res
by cgb223 5y ago
How can one determine from ones own device (an iPhone for example) if it’s been compromised with malware?
I’ve never seen my phone present any kind of scan results or notice of infection, nor are there any kind of malware scanning apps in the App Store (since they wouldn’t be able to leave the app jail to scan anyway)
Is this just like a glaring hole in mobile security for iOS?
- dannyw 5y ago1. Make an iTunes backup. 2. Use the tool in question to identify IoC (indicators of compromise). You're literally commenting on a tool that does this ;)
- cgb223 5y agoI’m actually asking a slightly different question: How do I run a tool like this on my idevice itself? As mobile malware becomes more prolific, is the paradigm we want to set to find it really you make a back up and run a tool on it on your PC? That UX won’t work for 90% of mobile users
- bigiain 5y agoWould you trust an app on your phone, that you suspect is rooted with malware? If Pegasus knows these "on device malware detection" apps exist, they'll just add them to the list ion things their malware (which runs with significantly more privileges than an app you download from the app store) modifies/breaks/circumvents.
- dannyw 5y agoYou can't because of sandboxing, which is arguably a very good thing.