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Does an OS upgrade remove this malware though? Maybe it doesn't and it's why so many phones were infected.
by mojuba 3y ago
Does an OS upgrade remove this malware though? Maybe it doesn't and it's why so many phones were infected.
- veave 3y agoThe article says: >An indirect indication of the presence of Triangulation on the device is the disabling of the ability to update iOS. So I assume that the malware stops working when iOS is updated. This highlights the tremendous importance of keeping software up to date.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- vitus 3y ago> the disabling of the ability to update iOS. This is done by the malware. Indeed, the identified fix involves a factory reset and upgrading iOS to prevent the malware from taking over again. That provides a simple explanation for why the phones are running such an old version: because they've been infected and unable to be updated for that entire time.
- brookst 3y agoI guess execs at security firms are no better than average people when it comes to noticing that their phones never got the various new features (end emojis!) from the last year of OS updates.
- vivegi 3y agoLatest update from Kaspersky. > June 02 2023 Update: triangle_check utility > We have developed and made freely available the triangle_check utility, that can detect indicators of compromise in an Apple device backup. Detailed instructions on how to use it under different OSs (Windows, Linux and macOS), as well as how to create a device backup can be found in a post on Securelist. [1] [1]: https://securelist.com/find-the-triangulation-utility/109867/ https://securelist.com/find-the-triangulation-utility/109867...