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Re:New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 And... by Godel_unicode on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @11:35PM (#21394467)
The comments upstream are debating whether there's been malware on the app store. There has. Goal posts aside, it's worth remembering that no app review process is infallible, including Apple's.
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Re:New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 And... by scarface74 on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @02:32AM (#21395127)
The actual submission is about apps that install an unremovable piece of software that cause an escalation of privilege. The article you posted is about apps that can be removed just like any other software, don’t escape the sandbox and the most harm they can do is use an above normal amount of CPU and data.
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