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Apple iPhone 'game' contains Windows Trojan

Apple iPhone users are the latest target of hackers trying to infect Windows PCs, according to security firm Sophos.

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This points out an advantage

This points out an advantage of the App Store being the only portal from which you can load apps onto the iPhone - emailed solicitations such as this are easily distinguishable as fakes.

Were you able to load executables via other means this spoof could be much more effective.

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The title of your article is

The title of your article is misleading and should read "Virtual Apple iPhone emulator 'game' for the PC contains Windows Trojan".
Iphone users are not being targeted... The true targets are PC users who probably do not have iphones and want to have a "Virtual iPhone" interface working on their computer. Your title makes it sound as if Apple is approving malicious software into the App Store, and as of yet, that is not the case.
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