Detection tool for Pegasus and other spyware
Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has developed a new detection method for Pegasus and similarly sophisticated iOS spyware. The cybersecurity provider is providing a publicly available infection check tool on Github. The spyware Pegasus was recently used in Germany. To make it easier to identify spyware infections, Kaspersky experts have developed a self-check tool for users. In addition to Pegasus, the iOS spyware Reign and Predator are also detected. Kaspersky experts were able to develop the new detection method because they realized that Pegasus infections leave traces in the system log “Shutdown.log”, which is in the diagnostic archive of every mobile...