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Is there any way to check if an iOS device has Pegasus installed, without installing and registering for the Lookout app?

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Sounds like an exploited device should be jailbroken, you could try running an unsigned binary (if it's easy to find & install one - I'm not sure).

I believe the article also says it disables the auto-update mechanism. So if you've seen an auto-update prompt recently, your odds are better.

The background audio recording must be terrible for battery life.

(From the lookout paper): "In order to maintain its ability to run, communicate, and monitor its own status, the software disable's the phone's 'Deep Sleep' functionality."

I'm curious about this to. Does anyone know if there are steps that one could use with Xcode to see if any of these files exist?

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