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Over 30 apps identified by Apple, mostly available on the Chinese App Store, were infected with malware after developers mistakenly downloaded a rogue copy of iOS Xcode development tool. Apple quickly responded over the weekend by pulling the apps from the App Store, and today the company has updated its XcodeGhost Q&A page with a list of the top 25 most popular apps impacted by the malware. The list includes popular titles such as Rovio’s Angry Birds 2 and the messaging app WeChat.
Both Apple and the security firm Palo Alto Networks have not been able to find examples of data theft or other harm due to XcodeGhost malware, but users with an infected app installed on their device should update the app as soon as possible. Updating the app will "fix the issue on the user’s device," according to Apple.
Most of the pulled apps have been updated and are now available once again on the App Store. If an app does not appear on the App Store it has not been updated but will be soon.
Here are the 25 apps Apple has listed on its XcodeGhost Q&A page:
- DiDi Taxi
- 58 Classified – Job, Used Cars, Rent
- Gaode Map – Driving and Public Transportation
- Railroad 12306
- Flush
- China Unicom Customer Service (Official Version)
- CarrotFantasy 2: Daily Battle
- Miraculous Warmth
- Call Me MT 2 – Multi-server version
- Angry Bird 2 – Yifeng Li’s Favorite
- Baidu Music – A Music Player that has Downloads, Ringtones, Music Videos, Radio, and Karaoke
- DuoDuo Ringtone
- NetEase Music – An Essential for Radio and Song Download
- Foreign Harbor – The Hottest Platform for Oversea Shopping
- Battle of Freedom (The MOBA mobile game)
- One Piece – Embark (Officially Authorized)
- Let’s Cook – Recipes
- Heroes of Order & Chaos – Multiplayer Online Game
- Dark Dawn – Under the Icing City (the first mobile game sponsored by Fan BingBing)
- I Like Being With You
- Himalaya FM (Audio Book Community)
- CarrotFantasy
- Flush HD
- Encounter – Local Chatting Tool