Apple on Tuesday issued a notice to developers, informing them how they can make sure their copy of Xcode is legitimate — a precaution necessitated by the appearance of malware on the iOS App Store in China.
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Those malicious apps were built with a counterfeit version of Xcode, which developers may have been prompted to download from outside sources because of Internet speed and connectivity issues in China. As a result, Apple instructed developers to download Xcode directly from the Mac App Store or from its developer website, and to leave Gatekeeper enabled on all of their systems to protect against tampered software.
Developers can verify their copy of Xcode is legitimate by opening terminal on a Gatekeeper-enabled system and typing the following:
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