Comments on: Ikee: The First iPhone Worm! http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/ Everything that's programmed Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:51:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Peanut http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/comment-page-1/#comment-3023 Peanut Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:14:37 +0000 http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/#comment-3023 This has nothing to do with Apple or *their* iPhone.<br><br>When a Windows vulnerability is found, do you blame Intel for their CPUs? Of course not. It's insecure software that runs on CPUs that is the problem. Likewise, if you run insecure and unsupported OS software on your iPhone, that's not the hardware maker's fault! This has nothing to do with Apple or *their* iPhone.

When a Windows vulnerability is found, do you blame Intel for their CPUs? Of course not. It's insecure software that runs on CPUs that is the problem. Likewise, if you run insecure and unsupported OS software on your iPhone, that's not the hardware maker's fault!

]]> By: Peanut http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/comment-page-1/#comment-2188 Peanut Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:14:37 +0000 http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/#comment-2188 This has nothing to do with Apple or *their* iPhone.<br><br>When a Windows vulnerability is found, do you blame Intel for their CPUs? Of course not. It's insecure software that runs on CPUs that is the problem. Likewise, if you run insecure and unsupported OS software on your iPhone, that's not the hardware maker's fault! This has nothing to do with Apple or *their* iPhone.

When a Windows vulnerability is found, do you blame Intel for their CPUs? Of course not. It's insecure software that runs on CPUs that is the problem. Likewise, if you run insecure and unsupported OS software on your iPhone, that's not the hardware maker's fault!

]]> By: Patrick http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/comment-page-1/#comment-3016 Patrick Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:52:26 +0000 http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/#comment-3016 I believe the root account comes enabled by default; when I installed OpenSSH, I could immediately login as root. I believe the root account comes enabled by default; when I installed OpenSSH, I could immediately login as root.

]]> By: DaveE http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/comment-page-1/#comment-3022 DaveE Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:02:12 +0000 http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/#comment-3022 OP-are you an idiot? "I deliberately opened up my iPhone and Bad People are doing Bad Things to it. This is all Apple's fault!". Really? OP-are you an idiot? “I deliberately opened up my iPhone and Bad People are doing Bad Things to it. This is all Apple's fault!”. Really?

]]> By: Patrick http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/comment-page-1/#comment-2181 Patrick Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:52:26 +0000 http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/#comment-2181 I believe the root account comes enabled by default; when I installed OpenSSH, I could immediately login as root. I believe the root account comes enabled by default; when I installed OpenSSH, I could immediately login as root.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/comment-page-1/#comment-3021 Patrick Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:31:53 +0000 http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/#comment-3021 Uh, what? Isn't this just affecting people who leave the root/username password set to 'alpine'? In other words, idiots? Uh, what? Isn't this just affecting people who leave the root/username password set to 'alpine'? In other words, idiots?

]]> By: GH http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/comment-page-1/#comment-3020 GH Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:13:29 +0000 http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/#comment-3020 You get what you ask for. You jailbreak and mess with your phone, you're doing exactly that. Messing with the phone, and the results may be a somewhat unwanted and unexpected. This plays perfectly INTO Apple's hands despite what you suggest that Apple should even be responsible for keeping jailbroken phones secure. You get what you ask for. You jailbreak and mess with your phone, you're doing exactly that. Messing with the phone, and the results may be a somewhat unwanted and unexpected. This plays perfectly INTO Apple's hands despite what you suggest that Apple should even be responsible for keeping jailbroken phones secure.

]]> By: Name http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/comment-page-1/#comment-3019 Name Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:38:37 +0000 http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/#comment-3019 Dude, don't be so ignorant - only jailbroken iPhones, a practice that Apple clearly forbids, are affected by this flaw. Dude, don't be so ignorant – only jailbroken iPhones, a practice that Apple clearly forbids, are affected by this flaw.

]]> By: otterfan http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/comment-page-1/#comment-3018 otterfan Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:32:25 +0000 http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/#comment-3018 So opening root up to SSH and telling the entire world your password is a security risk? Who'd a thunk it... So opening root up to SSH and telling the entire world your password is a security risk? Who'd a thunk it…

]]> By: Mike Aldred http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/comment-page-1/#comment-3017 Mike Aldred Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:01:37 +0000 http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/#comment-3017 You twonk.<br><br>Sounds like non-jailbroken iPhones are perfectly safe, how does it have anything to do with Apple? You twonk.

Sounds like non-jailbroken iPhones are perfectly safe, how does it have anything to do with Apple?

]]> By: DaveE http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/comment-page-1/#comment-2186 DaveE Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:02:12 +0000 http://www.programmerfish.com/ikee-the-first-iphone-worm/#comment-2186 OP-are you an idiot? "I deliberately opened up my iPhone and Bad People are doing Bad Things to it. This is all Apple's fault!". Really? OP-are you an idiot? “I deliberately opened up my iPhone and Bad People are doing Bad Things to it. This is all Apple's fault!”. Really?

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