iPhones vulnerable to malware right out of the box

Hackers have found a new way to download
 malicious applications onto our iPhones.

The Palo Alto Networks security company said Wednesday        
it has discovered a new type of attack on devices running on Apple's IOS software,  

calling malware "AceDeceiver." After a user's PC is infected,
hackers can attack mobile devices connected to
 the computer and upload malicious apps even secretly,
without the user having to do anything.

It is one of the first pieces of malware to attack iPhones factory configured, users rather than devices have changed so they can use unauthorized applications.

Palo Alto Networks, reported on Apple AceDeceiver in late February and since then Apple has removed three related applications from its App Store in response.

Apple representatives did not respond to a request for comment.

Although AceDeceiver only affects users in mainland China, Palo Alto Networks has warned that the type of attack that could be put into play by hackers in other regions.

This last method of attack shows how Apple and other software manufacturers are in a constant battle to repel malware on their systems. Often, once a bug or vulnerability is fixed, hackers find a new weakness to exploit. Apple has used this general issue argue against the creation of a back door into their iPhones input, the FBI asked in a terrorism case.

AceDeceiver can infect other phones jailbroken, a practice that some people use to strip their company Apple security systems devices, allowing them to download applications and other Apple software has not been approved for use in their devices. Without the security measures, the jailbreak devices tend to be much more vulnerable than the devices out of the box.

AceDeceiver that can infect any device shows that the malware has the potential to affect many more people. AceDeceiver is one of the first pieces of malware to hit the iPhone without jailbreak, after the bombings in China in October by two other malware.