Dubbed "XcodeGhost" in Chinese apps software renders App store Vulnerable!

Recently a shocking revelation about the presence of dubbed malicious program in hundreds of Chinese apps has headlined the App Store vulnerability.

The vector to this worst security breach in history was the usage of bogus version of Apple's Xcode software.

The usage of "XcodeGhost" for compilation of apps helped the distribution of malicious code through App Store.

Giving a quick response to this disclosure, Apple has drawn back the infectious apps from the store on its end and has asked the users to uninstall those apps from their devices manually.

Most of the users pertaining to these apps are Chinese residents. The list of the infected apps goes something like:

  • WeChat

  • Didi Chuxing

  • Angry Birds 2

  • NetEase

  • Micro Channel

  • IFlyTek input

  • Railway 12306

  • The Kitchen

  • Card Safe

  • CITIC Bank move card space

  • China Unicorn Mobile Office

  • High German map

  • Jane book

  • Eyes Wide

  • Lifesmart

  • Mara Mara

  • Medicine to force

  • Himalyan

  • Pocket billing

  • Flush

  • Quick asked the doctor

  • Lazy weekend

  • Microblogging camera

  • Watercress reading

  • CamScanner

  • CamCard

  • SegmentFault

  • Stocks open class

  • Hot stock market

  • Three new Board

  • The driver Drops

  • OPlayer

  • Mercury

  • WinZip

  • Musical.ly

  • PDFReader

  • Perfect365

  • PDFReader Free

  • WhiteTile

  • IHexin

  • WinZip Standard

  • MoreLikers2

  • CamScanner Lite

  • MobileTicket

  • iVMS-4500

  • OPlayer Lite

  • QYER

  • golfsense

  • Ting

  • Golfsensehd

  • Wallpapers 10000

  • CSMBP-AppStore

  • MSL-108

  • TinyDeal.com

  • snapgrab.copy

  • iOBD2

  • PocketScanner

  • CuteCUT

  • AmHexinForPad

  • SuperJewelsQuest2

  • Air2

  • InstaFollower

  • CamScanner Pro

  • baba

  • WeLoop

  • DataMonitor

  • MSL070

  • nice dev

  • immtdchs

  • OPlayer

  • FlappyCircle

  • Biaoqingbao

  • SaveSnap

  • Guitar Master

  • jin

  • WinZip Sector

  • Quick Save