IOS malware continues to grow, but Apple already has plans to stop it

The creators of virus and malware They tend to build their software by focusing on the most widely used operating system. It seems logical, since if you want to have more possibilities, it is best to "aim" at a crowd and not at a few people. Windows has always been (and will be on desktop systems) the preferred operating system for these types of criminals and Android is the preferred operating system for mobile operating systems. Still, iOS is growing in market share and the "nice" virus and malware writers  are increasingly focusing on Apple operating systems.

Cases have been discovered of applications that have stolen sensitive data from some users. It is unusual for these applications to reach the App Store, but the XcodegGhost case shows that Apple users cannot be 100% calm either. To regain the trust of users, Apple is already preparing its defense plan against these kinds of problems.

This Anti-Malware defense plan will start with tighter application control, where those responsible for supporting an app will check the source code of the application and will also check if an external SDK has been integrated. In other words, it will look a little deeper into the guts of any application before it is published.

The aforementioned XcodeGhost case and FireEye's discovery of about 2800 apps on the Chinese App Store containing potentially malicious code, capable of being activated via JavaScript, audio and screen capture, GPS, etc., have forced Apple to take action. It is not known if this will harm legal developers, but most likely it will not. In the worst case and being unlikely, developers could see their applications take a little longer to be published, a lesser evil if the objective is the safety of users.