Apple Plans To Keep Strict Check On Safety of Apps From Viruses

The software giant has decided to take an action against all the apps that are bringing in malicious viruses to users' Apple phones and gadgets.

In the recent news, it was seen that Apple Inc. has decided to take special notice of recently reported viruses that were being found in established apps on the iOS program that the firm installs in all of its gadgets.

On Sunday, the iPhone 6 Plus makers made an announcement to the media in which it confirmed that it will be looking into the matter properly to see where is the lag occurring in the security procedures followed by the company and fix all loopholes. News talks about how a very huge attack has been made on the company's outlet of the software department. This attack is being considered as the biggest that has so far been faced by the tech giant.

In over hundred apps altogether, there were a number of viruses that were found to be placed in the software. A couple of security companies that were looking into the problem reported this latest Apple news to the press. Following this, Apple business also decided to open up to the media about its own efforts to eliminate the risks, which are in fact quite surprising to the company as something like this has never happened with the high tech giant before.

The company faced some issues regarding the security of the apps, but they were dismissed as not so important or rather of a small scale. This one, however, is being taken as one of a really high scale, which has pressurized the firm to give an explanation to the public.

The virus that was finding its place in all the legit apps pre-installed in the Apple gadgets is named XcodeGhost and seems to be eating up the security of the apps like a dangerous black hole. A report was also released by Palo Alto Networks Inc which showed results of how the firm was first attacked by a total number of five viruses, which later turned out to be in a massive overpowering number.

According to Apple news, it is to be believed that the hackers have climbed into the system by getting in contact with actual developers and had persuaded them to use a different version of iOS, which was actually the one embedded with viruses. This special coded software offered by the hackers is called Xcode and has turned out to be threatening the firm in all the negative ways. The management of the software department has ensured that now the company from the iOS has eliminated all the apps with such viruses.