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What methods are available to normal folks to ensure they don't have these malware? Does factory reset help? Or would this malware reinstall itself? How do I kn
by menomatter 5y ago
What methods are available to normal folks to ensure they don't have these malware? Does factory reset help? Or would this malware reinstall itself? How do I know or check if I'm a target? Do I need to Wireshark and inspect the entire network payloads to find offending packets?
- pomian 5y agoThat's a great question. There have been quite a lot of discussions on Pegasus on HN, but I have not seen any one answer that.
- sdpy 5y agoMaybe this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27876165 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27876165 > MVT – forensic tool to look for infections on smartphones (github.com/mvt-project)
- pomian 5y agoThat's cool. Thanks. Interesting to see. Not trivial though. Imagine a non techie looking at that. Next step: How to prevent infection?
- therealEleix 5y agoThe methods in use by Pegasus make it impossible to avoid. "Zero Click" malware allows them to take over a device without any interaction needed by the user so even if you factory reset the device, heck, even if you reinstall the OS entirely, Pegasus malware can get back into the device. Until the method they are using to break into devices is found and patched there will be no stopping it except for disconnecting the device from all networks or keeping it powered off. Edit: They are using 0-Day exploits against mobile clients that take advantage of flaws in default applications like iMessage. Pegasus intrusions have been detected on devices as new as the iPhone 12 running iOS 14.6. This would be a severity rating 10/10 for a CVE, to put it into perspective.
- sdpy 5y agoRelevant Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/billmarczak/status/1416817352549625858 https://twitter.com/billmarczak/status/1416817352549625858