Friday
2010-06-02, 17:08
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "iPhone.Spyware.AdMob.iSlots" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
spyware
Description:
iSlots uses Admob without informing user about data collection and transmission properly, only referring to it as ads and its location request, ignoring the other kind of data. For details on AdMob, see http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=57124 .
Privacy Statement:
To address some concerns about the location request. This is requested by the AdMob software to help target the type of ads you receive. If you don't like the ads or splash screen
then you have 2 options:
1) delete the software and move on
2) upgrade to iSlots
The choice is yours....
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$MYMUSIC>\iTunes\Mobile Applications\iSlots 1.0.3.ipa".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If iPhone.Spyware.AdMob.iSlots uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
spyware
Description:
iSlots uses Admob without informing user about data collection and transmission properly, only referring to it as ads and its location request, ignoring the other kind of data. For details on AdMob, see http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=57124 .
Privacy Statement:
To address some concerns about the location request. This is requested by the AdMob software to help target the type of ads you receive. If you don't like the ads or splash screen
then you have 2 options:
1) delete the software and move on
2) upgrade to iSlots
The choice is yours....
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$MYMUSIC>\iTunes\Mobile Applications\iSlots 1.0.3.ipa".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If iPhone.Spyware.AdMob.iSlots uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.