Last July, security researchers discovered evidence of Pegasus spyware being used on the phones of journalists, politicians and activists. This spyware can be installed remotely on an iPhone or iPad, giving the person or organization that installed it full access to the device. And all the data on it, without any action taken by the owner, including text messages, emails and even recording of phone calls. Pegasus was originally designed and marketed by the Israeli company NSO Group allegedly to monitor criminals and terrorists.
Now you may be wondering whether your devices are infected or not, although there is no reason for a large entity like this to monitor my iPhone unless I am a big responsible, there are always those who are curious to know if their device is infected or not, There is a free tool that lets you check this out with just a few clicks.
The chances of your device being infected with Pegasus spyware are low, and many reports claim that the iOS 14.7.1 update fixed this issue and patched the vulnerabilities that Pegasus was using, but this has not been officially confirmed by Apple. However, if you want more peace of mind, here's what you need to do.
Install the iMazing app on your Mac or PC
iMazing recently updated its desktop app to include a mobile validation toolkit, which is designed to detect Pegasus traces on a device and does not charge users to access the feature.
◉ Download iMazing to your computer from this company's website Link. Don't worry about purchasing the app, you can run the full spyware test with only the free trial.
install iMazing Open it, and when prompted, select the free trial.
You may have to wait longer for the app to back up your iPhone or iPad.
How to Run a Pegasus Spyware Scan on iPhone or iPad
◉ With iMazing installed and running, connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer. You may have to enter the screen lock code on your device to approve the connection before continuing, this should be considered if your phone doesn't appear in iMazing.
◉ Next, scroll down and choose Detect Spyware.
◉ A new window will open that will guide you through the process. The tool works by creating a backup of your device, then automatically analyzing it.
◉ iMazing suggests leaving all the default settings as they are while clicking on each window of the app.
◉ There are options built into the tool for advanced users, but for most of us, the default settings will do the trick.
◉ After reviewing the basic default settings, you will need to accept a license for the tool and then click the Start Analysis button.
◉ Once you start the process, make sure to leave your device connected until it is finished. It may take half an hour or a little more.
◉ After creating the backup, you will have to enter your account password to allow iMazing to start analyzing the files.
◉ Once iMazing starts analyzing your device's backup, it will show you its progress by showing each individual app it checks, starting with iMessage. The app uses a database known as “malicious email addresses, links, process names, and file names.”
◉ When iMazing is finished, you will see an alert with the results.
◉ The alert also includes two buttons to open or reveal the report. You may see a bunch of random links that may not mean anything to you.
◉ At the end of the scan, the results are displayed in a simple, easy-to-read window.
What to do if iMazing says your device is infected
If iMazing tells you there is an infection, it will ask you to submit the report, click Detect Report to go directly to the file, to the customer support team for further analysis. However, the company suggests that if you or a family member is sensitive in the community, remove your SIM card immediately and turn off the iPhone.
For the record, the odds of getting a positive report are very low, but at least you'll be reassured.
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This process and the article needs more scrutiny.
Simply, you will give your entire data to the company that owns the said program.
Verification in progress.. 👀
I tried it great but is this app safe???
This topic has been on aitnews for more than XNUMX days
But the question is, is iMazing reliable at all!
Brothers, by God, in mind, what spyware are you talking about? And God knows without any spyware on the device. Hanna originally exposed to all companies, God? Without any spyware except old or new? I swear to God Google, Apple, Facebook, tensing, photo vaccination programs and communication programs all know all the contents of your device and without any programs? Your photos in the device, your numbers on the device, and your messages on the device? It's all exposed to companies
Oh man, don't you go far? Look for anything on the net, for example, a vacuum cleaner. I swear to God, you enter Twitter, you see ads on the broom? Enter Facebook to see ads for the broom? Enter Google see ads for the broom? Enter Safari see ads for the broom?
Pegasus program is only for revealing the person's location? It is true that it knows what is inside the device? But basically all companies know everything about you. The program's first mission is to determine the person's location. As for the photos, messages and calls, thank God the companies are not at fault. They pull all the data? And this is one of their rights to know how you think and give you ads in their favor?
Do not be afraid that you are just a fool, like someone else? And do not you, God willing, until you see the Taliban while they are fighting? But if, by God, you are a doctor, a scientist, an opponent and a journalist, then this is another thing.
Bismillah and if something from Pegasus comes to you, tell him, “May God bless you. Make me famous among the world.” And in this way, you become famous without paying a single penny (fame and creativity are the blessings of God).
Neither Pegasus nor Mojas
Everyone says hello to the owner or to you (May God protect you all)
My greetings to the designer of the Pegasus program. Poor America is upset with him and his reputation is ruined. Now, who will buy it for $50? You don't know if he will find a buyer or his reputation will be ruined.
God Bless all
Live your life and be quiet and do not have to (except what God has written for you)
Inaccurate words, companies don't know anything about you unless you as a user allow them and give them permission to use your device's contents, photos and location. You can control the subject as needed, but if you are the type to service the site open all the time and everyone, photos, calls and messages are allowed to everyone, this is calculated on you and not on the companies, some of which depend on the simplicity and naivety of the average user to open everything to them.
The second thing to whom I said: “Look for anything on the Internet, for example, a vacuum cleaner. I swear to God, you enter Twitter, you see ads on the broom? Enter Facebook to see ads for the broom? Enter Google see ads for the broom? Enter safari to see ads about the broom.”
Personally, I search daily on the net and enter the social networking sites Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and you don't get ads like your case, this is because you search in Google or others and you are logged in with your account and the search history service is activated that records every word you search, saves it and exchanges it with other sites and you are definitely logged in with the same Email and tracking services and ads are activated. Knowing that Google and YouTube give you the option not to record your search words and keep a record for you. And the easiest way is not to settle a login except for those you need, write, search and see a video without logging in.
Every company and social networking sites (except for Facebook and Insta with a limited scope) give you the option to monitor your activity to post ads related to it or not.
In short, a simple naive user is the one who allows companies to monitor and track his activity and not the other way around.
I think that potatoes, okra, salad and the air we breathe in our Arab countries are spyware.
greetings to you all
Imagine that you install a program that reveals to you the largest spy program known on the surface of the earth, and you want us to install it on our devices?????
Who is safe with such programs and how do I know that this program also does not spy????
Is this program reliable???
Hehehehehehe definitely not, he will take to make you pay for a service that may or may not be real or trade your data by putting poison with honey or intimidate you into blackmailing you later through on the other hand so that they will not be discovered.
I do not trust any software installed on the laptop to control and check the iPhone.
Yesterday, while I was browsing, suddenly the green light turned on next to the camera, and when I lowered the curtain it gave me an unknown. So can you explain to us how to deal with the applications that open the camera to you? Note my iPhone XS phone