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There seem to be quite a few users with jailbroken phones who got hit with this, didn't actually know what SSH was or whether/why it was running, and barely understood what the jailbreak was for anyway -
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1315624
PS - this is different to the dutch guy who was scanning for open connections last week - this time it's a full blown worm spreading from device to device.
[ This Message was edited by: Boinng on 2009-11-09 12:54 ]
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Posted: 2009-11-09 13:53:03
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well I am surprised! and I'd say they are careless
just about all the instructions I have seen for SSh cilents tells you what password to use and for me that triggers an immediate response that it must be a default password if it can be written like that.
but perhaps there are people who do need to take care after all
mind you, I guess most intrusions only come when someone finds them, writes malicious code for them and people get caught. Before then, we're all mostly none the wiser.
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Posted: 2009-11-09 13:58:05
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dont understand why anyone that bothered to jailbreak doesnt take time to understand a few basic rules, like turning SSH off when not in use, apart from the security implications it drains the battery if you leave it on
on another note, UK users if you like your footie, download skyplayer and watch all sky1,2,3 matches right on your iphone!
the catch? well its £6 a month subscription but if you text SKY to 2020 you will a code for 3 months free subscription!
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Posted: 2009-11-09 14:37:52
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On 2009-11-09 13:41:00, masseur wrote:
I did read about that the other day but as I don't use SSH I wasn't concerned, and even then the simple fix is, as you say, to change your passwords.
But I guess people who want to jailbreak and unlock and don't know too much about technical stuff probably won't have a problem with that issue as they won't know what SSH is about and will probably just bypass it if they see it.
but its a good warning for those that do
Well I still haven't looked into Jailbreaking as of yet. Now this SSH ... WHY is it turned on by default in the first place, and also what passwords am I changing??? Not ALL the guides even state what advantages or disadvantages of jailbreaking give a user (vs normal use and using iDisk/MobileMe). How does it affect gmail via exchange settings by Google? also what other solutions are necessary to protect your phone?
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Posted: 2009-11-09 17:41:34
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The other option you have is to uninstall SSH, especially if you don't use it... it has no significance other then being able to access your iphone remotly...
Cheers
ENJOY
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Posted: 2009-11-09 18:09:50
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On 2009-11-09 18:09:50, SE-Naz wrote:
The other option you have is to uninstall SSH, especially if you don't use it... it has no significance other then being able to access your iphone remotly...
Cheers
ENJOY
And if you remove it, how does this affect MobileMe's ability to wipe your phone? Or if you wish to wipe it via an Exchange ActiveSync implementation?
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Posted: 2009-11-09 20:16:37
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@Prom1
See this link for information about OpenSSH, which should help you.
OpenSSH
Cheers
ENJOY
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Posted: 2009-11-09 23:11:19
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On 2009-11-09 20:16:37, Prom1 wrote:
On 2009-11-09 18:09:50, SE-Naz wrote:
The other option you have is to uninstall SSH, especially if you don't use it... it has no significance other then being able to access your iphone remotly...
Cheers
ENJOY
And if you remove it, how does this affect MobileMe's ability to wipe your phone? Or if you wish to wipe it via an Exchange ActiveSync implementation?
Those are completely unrelated processes, ssh has nothing to do with MobileMe or exchange
[ This Message was edited by: NoKia on 2009-11-10 07:43 ]
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Posted: 2009-11-09 23:46:09
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On 2009-11-09 14:37:52, NoKia wrote:
snip...
on another note, UK users if you like your footie, download skyplayer and watch all sky1,2,3 matches right on your iphone!
the catch? well its £6 a month subscription but if you text SKY to 2020 you will a code for 3 months free subscription!
more on this...
Live UK football for iPhone users
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Posted: 2009-11-10 12:54:48
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typical of O2 and Apple, this has been limited to WIFI only on the O2 iphone while other networks can watch over 3G, so we thank God for jailbreaking because unrestrictor removes this limitation
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Posted: 2009-11-10 14:46:16
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