And it is that the iOS applications for iPhone, iPad or iPod touch are not safe from introducing some type of malware or Trojan even though the controls are really exhaustive in the Cupertino company. In this case Apple removed 17 App Store apps for breaking the rules despite various media claiming they contained malware.
Without exception, no operating system is immune from attempts to introduce malware, although it seems that this case is not entirely real. It is also important to note that this issue is related to a single iPhone app developer and all of them have been removed from the store.
The less we can say this is a curious case. All these applications come from the same developer and were located in different categories of the Apple store, from food to lifestyle or entertainment and according to some sources and the developer himself, the only thing these apps did was add the ability to automatically click advertising. The India-based developer in charge of these apps is AppAspect Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and right now there is no trace of these apps in the store. We leave the list with them:
- Around Me Place Finder
- BMI Calculator - BMR Calc
- CrickOne - Live Cricket Scores
- Daily Fitness - Yoga Poses
- Dual Accounts
- Easy Contacts Backup Manager
- EMI Calculator & Loan Planner
- File Manager - Documents
- FM Radio - Internet Radio
- Islamic World - Qibla
- My Train Info - IRCTC & PNR
- Ramadan Times 2019
- Restaurant Finder - Find Food
- RTO Vehicle Information
- Smart GPS Speedometer
- Smart Video Compressor
- Video Editor - Mute Video
And it is that in this case there is confirmation by Apple about this supposed "malware" and it is that they say that it is not malware as such, what they do indicate is a clear violation of the rules of your store and therefore the withdrawal is immediate. On the part of the developer AppAspect Technologies Pvt. Already explained that he will work on his applications so that they return to the App Store as soon as possible.
