IOS_APPBUYER.A

September 16, 2014
 Analysis by: Brooks Hong
 THREAT SUBTYPE:

Information Stealer

 PLATFORM:

IOS

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This iOS malware hooks network APIs to steal users' Apple IDs and passwords and upload these information to the attacker's servers. The malware also simulates Apple's proprietary protocols to purchase appls from the App Store using the victim's identity.

This Trojan may be downloaded by other malware/grayware from remote sites.

It attempts to steal information, such as user names and passwords, used when logging into certain banking or finance-related websites.

It may lead to unwanted charges.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be downloaded by the following malware/grayware from remote sites:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}pp.com/

Information Theft

This Trojan attempts to steal information from the following banks and/or other financial institutions:

  • Apple IDs
  • GUID
  • Passwords

Other Details

This Trojan may lead to unwanted charges.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as IOS_APPBUYER.A. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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