First virus for iPhone.

The research company F-Secure reported the discovery of the first Trojan, which was established specifically for a popular smartphone Apple iPhone. According to the company, the first data about the virus appeared another 4 days ago ModMyiFone.com at a forum where users share various information relating to the popular gadget. There also appeared on iPhone-virus.

According to the messages in the forum, a new malicious programs is limited, as when the Trojans hit in what is known as "iPhone firmware 1.1.3 prep" or simply "113 prep" only shows at the disordered form of the word "Shoes" (Shoes) but when I try to uninstall it from the user's system, the code simply removes files from the main root / bin, vital for the functioning of the device.

In the folder / bin are various utilities used to work iPhone. To date, there is no accurate data on exactly what files removes the Trojans. According to Symantec, the virus deletes files clearly sets of tools Erica's Utilities, as well as rewrites code encryption protocol OpenSSH.

"Technically speaking, this is a first for the Trojans iPhone, but his injury is not real, but rather the code can be described as a concept" - spoken in Symantec.

For users, this trojan infected, Symantec advised to remove it still damaged and reinstall the application. In addition, and F-Secure and Symantec warned users about the dangers of installing iPhone unknown third-party applications in smartphone.

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