Comments on: Intego Warns Against Ikee Worm for iPhone http://www.powerpage.org/2009/11/11/intego-warns-against-ikee-worm-for-iphone/ Apple goodness, since 1995. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ohplease http://www.powerpage.org/2009/11/11/intego-warns-against-ikee-worm-for-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-1095 ohplease Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:51:00 +0000 http://www.powerpage.org/?p=8867#comment-1095 This story omits a very important detail: You have to have jailbroken your iPhone AND installed OpenSSH AND enabled it. If you don't install OpenSSH, or if you install it but leave it disabled, then you're not vulnerable. It wouldn't hurt to change the root password anyway I guess, but there's no need to freak out unless you're in the specific risk group. This story omits a very important detail: You have to have jailbroken your iPhone AND installed OpenSSH AND enabled it. If you don’t install OpenSSH, or if you install it but leave it disabled, then you’re not vulnerable.

It wouldn’t hurt to change the root password anyway I guess, but there’s no need to freak out unless you’re in the specific risk group.

]]> By: Mr. Dillydally http://www.powerpage.org/2009/11/11/intego-warns-against-ikee-worm-for-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-1094 Mr. Dillydally Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:27:19 +0000 http://www.powerpage.org/?p=8867#comment-1094 I can walk by a network and my phone could be taken over? Wouldn't I have to be on the actual network for this to happen? And second thought doesn't the iPhone have to be on (powered/awake) to even be on a network? I can walk by a network and my phone could be taken over? Wouldn’t I have to be on the actual network for this to happen? And second thought doesn’t the iPhone have to be on (powered/awake) to even be on a network?

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