Apple has always boasted of the security of the iOS system used in the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touh as long as the device has not been "jailbroken". Jailbreak our devices is synonymous with losing some security in order to obtain a customization that we cannot obtain in any other way, since Apple has very limited this aspect in all the versions of iOS that it is releasing to the market.
In the Cydia store there are countless repos that allow us to add a multitude of tweaks to our device. Cydia, when we want to add a repo of dubious reputation It notifies us by means of a message in which it informs us that the content is not completely "correct". That is why it is essential to know well everything that we install on our devices and above all to know the origin from where they come.
Today a new malware / virus has come to light (as you better understand it) that It is installed inside our devices if they have Jailbreak. Its purpose is to steal our Apple ID along with our password by passing it on to the creator of this malware / virus. Fortunately, knowing if we are infected is very simple since no program is needed to detect it. Below we explain how we can know if we are infected and how to solve the problem if it is the case.
Find out if we are infected
To know if we have infected we need a file explorer like iFile (available in the Cydia store) and access the path "/ Library / MobileSubstrate / DynamicLibraries /", where we should look if the following files are found:
- unflod.dylib
- Unflod.plist
- framework.dylib
- framework.plist
If they are not, we can be calm. If on the contrary we have found them, a bad sign, means we are infected. Below we indicate how you should proceed.
How to remove malware / virus from our devices
The safest step is to restore our device from scratch, without using the backup that we have saved in iTunes, despite losing the Jailbreak. But of course, we are talking about our Apple account where our credit card information is located. Some web pages indicate that deleting these files would be more than enough, but who assures us? No one. Obviously we cannot ask Apple for any responsibility. We must also change the current password that we have associated with our Apple ID.
The virus was created in China and, as we have previously informed you, it will have reached your device by the installation of repositories of doubtful reliability or by cracked applications to which malware is added.
