how do I detect presence of Acecard or GM Bot on my iphone or ipad?

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how do I detect presence of Acecard or GM Bot on my iphone or ipad?

Due to the number of messages I've received about the importance of installing IOS version 9.3.5 I acted right away and updated my wife and my iPhones and my iPad Air.

However, how do I know whether I may have closed the gate too late and Acecard or GM Bot might have already infected one or more of my devices?

The Apple website provides the standard Apple advice to download stuff only from the Apple Store and restrict download permissions. Are these the only solutions provided by Apple to defend against the ever increasing sophistication of the "bad guys"? Are there any anti-virus software solutions that Apple users should be investigating?

I'm sure I'm not the only one worried about this and advice is welcomed.

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Aug 27, 2016 10:31 AM

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Aug 27, 2016 10:45 AM in response to brucefromdublin

I'm not sure this is a real threat to iOS as it is to the Android ecosystem, however, the 9.3.5 update patches the vulnerability for a version of spyware you can't tell is there. It leaves no trace to the user. If you had it, after the update, it wouldn't matter since it won't work. I consider iOS to be very secure. Common sense and being careful not to respond to texts you don't know or unsigned software is the best way to protect yourself in my opinion

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