Friday
2010-06-02, 17:08
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "iPhone.Spyware.PinchMedia.Discover" 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:
mAPPn uses Admob and PinchMedia without informing user about data collection and transmission properly. For details on AdMob, see http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=57124 . For details on PinchMedia, see http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=57122 .
Privacy Statement:
Information that never takes place about Pinch Media:
"NOTICE: MAPPN Will Provide You with Notice About its PII Collection Practices
When you voluntarily provide PII in response to our request or we authorize a third party to collect PII from you on the MAPPN Sites, we will inform you about who is collecting the information, how and why the information is being collected, and the types of uses MAPPN will make of the information At the time you provide your PII, MAPPN will notify you of your options regarding our use of your PII (See "Choice" below)."
Links (be careful!):
Website: http://www.mappn.com/soft.php?id=1
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\Discover 1.0.7.ipa".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If iPhone.Spyware.PinchMedia.Discover 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:
mAPPn uses Admob and PinchMedia without informing user about data collection and transmission properly. For details on AdMob, see http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=57124 . For details on PinchMedia, see http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=57122 .
Privacy Statement:
Information that never takes place about Pinch Media:
"NOTICE: MAPPN Will Provide You with Notice About its PII Collection Practices
When you voluntarily provide PII in response to our request or we authorize a third party to collect PII from you on the MAPPN Sites, we will inform you about who is collecting the information, how and why the information is being collected, and the types of uses MAPPN will make of the information At the time you provide your PII, MAPPN will notify you of your options regarding our use of your PII (See "Choice" below)."
Links (be careful!):
Website: http://www.mappn.com/soft.php?id=1
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\Discover 1.0.7.ipa".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If iPhone.Spyware.PinchMedia.Discover 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.