Comments on: iPhone malware kinda-sorta dangerous http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/11/11/iphone-malware-kinda-sorta-dangerous/ All About Mobile 2.0 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:24:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: iPhone Users http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/11/11/iphone-malware-kinda-sorta-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-457689 iPhone Users Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:29:08 +0000 http://www.mobilecrunch.com/?p=22764#comment-457689 Simply change the root password on your iPhone. But, many people might not aware about it. Simply change the root password on your iPhone. But, many people might not aware about it.

]]> By: TonyD http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/11/11/iphone-malware-kinda-sorta-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-457676 TonyD Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:32:40 +0000 http://www.mobilecrunch.com/?p=22764#comment-457676 Jailbreaking an iPhone does NOT install SSH, you have to do that yurself after you jailbreak, using cydia. When you DO install SSH, which you do so you can send files/commands to your iPhone from any PC Securely, you are warned that you have to change your root password, and told how to do it, otherwise it is NOT secure. To sum up, IF you don't know how or why you install SSH on your jailbroken iPhone, DON'T INSTALL SSH ON YOUR JAILBROKEN IPHONE! Jailbreaking an iPhone does NOT install SSH, you have to do that yurself after you jailbreak, using cydia. When you DO install SSH, which you do so you can send files/commands to your iPhone from any PC Securely, you are warned that you have to change your root password, and told how to do it, otherwise it is NOT secure.

To sum up, IF you don’t know how or why you install SSH on your jailbroken iPhone, DON’T INSTALL SSH ON YOUR JAILBROKEN IPHONE!

]]> By: Pink Headphones http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/11/11/iphone-malware-kinda-sorta-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-457653 Pink Headphones Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:15:20 +0000 http://www.mobilecrunch.com/?p=22764#comment-457653 What percentage of iphones are jailbroken? Its something I would never consider with my iPhone. Based on the bother I cant even see the benefits of it. Could anything like this emerge on non-jail broken iPhones? What percentage of iphones are jailbroken? Its something I would never consider with my iPhone. Based on the bother I cant even see the benefits of it. Could anything like this emerge on non-jail broken iPhones?

]]> By: David Mulder http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/11/11/iphone-malware-kinda-sorta-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-457644 David Mulder Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:16:37 +0000 http://www.mobilecrunch.com/?p=22764#comment-457644 Wrong, jailbreaking DOES install SSH, or more correctly it opens it so you SHOULD SET A PASSWORD!!! (There already happened some things in the Netherlands concerning this, so I am pretty sure that ALL JAILBROKEN phones (or at least the jailbreaks used in the NL) are open to this, ssh was/is even blocked by our iphone provider :P) Wrong, jailbreaking DOES install SSH, or more correctly it opens it so you SHOULD SET A PASSWORD!!! (There already happened some things in the Netherlands concerning this, so I am pretty sure that ALL JAILBROKEN phones (or at least the jailbreaks used in the NL) are open to this, ssh was/is even blocked by our iphone provider :P)

]]> By: Anand Srinivasan http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/11/11/iphone-malware-kinda-sorta-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-457632 Anand Srinivasan Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:08:35 +0000 http://www.mobilecrunch.com/?p=22764#comment-457632 Please don't crack jokes without warning us.. Please don’t crack jokes without warning us..

]]> By: Steve http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/11/11/iphone-malware-kinda-sorta-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-457602 Steve Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:42:08 +0000 http://www.mobilecrunch.com/?p=22764#comment-457602 Correct. They always seem to leave out the fact that jailbreaking on it's own DOES NOT install SSH. Correct. They always seem to leave out the fact that jailbreaking on it’s own DOES NOT install SSH.

]]> By: Steve http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/11/11/iphone-malware-kinda-sorta-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-457600 Steve Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:48:39 +0000 http://www.mobilecrunch.com/?p=22764#comment-457600 How does the worm find jailbroken phones in the first place? Is it just randomly pining IPs hoping to find an open one? How does the worm find jailbroken phones in the first place? Is it just randomly pining IPs hoping to find an open one?

]]> By: Aldayr67 http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/11/11/iphone-malware-kinda-sorta-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-457599 Aldayr67 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:33:47 +0000 http://www.mobilecrunch.com/?p=22764#comment-457599 ha ha, good joke ha ha, good joke

]]> By: roach http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/11/11/iphone-malware-kinda-sorta-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-457598 roach Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:07:19 +0000 http://www.mobilecrunch.com/?p=22764#comment-457598 wait and see, what's the worst that could happen? wait and see, what’s the worst that could happen?

]]> By: OK http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/11/11/iphone-malware-kinda-sorta-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-457597 OK Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:53:01 +0000 http://www.mobilecrunch.com/?p=22764#comment-457597 So if I am jailbroken, but not running SSH I have nothing to worry about? So if I am jailbroken, but not running SSH I have nothing to worry about?

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