Maybe this'll shut iPhone owners up for a bit!

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This only targets people who were daft enough to 'jail break' their iphones.

but i like rick astley anyway...

Nope, only targets people daft enough to leave their root password as the default. That's the issue.

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Aren't they all like that? Like vRSes and remaps? :P

This only targets people who were daft enough to 'jail break' their iphones.

What's daft about expanding it's capabilities, my 3Gs is Jailbroken and much better for it.

Probably written from someone within Apple then :P

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Nope, only targets people daft enough to leave their root password as the default. That's the issue.

Indeed, but you have to have your iphone jailbroken first.

Well yes.. you have to have your phone jailbroken, and then install another piece of software. This virus uses that piece of software to spread.

However, it does not change the fact that the problem is with idiots not changing default passwords. You can do what you like as long as you've changed the password your phone will be fine.

What's daft about expanding it's capabilities, my 3Gs is Jailbroken and much better for it.

To be fair if it suits your requirements then fine. And fairplay to the software developers who have demonstrated the iphone's capabilites outside of Apple's boundaries. But it does compromise stability and security. Just have to be careful I guess.

Well yes.. you have to have your phone jailbroken, and then install another piece of software. This virus uses that piece of software to spread.

However, it does not change the fact that the problem is with idiots not changing default passwords. You can do what you like as long as you've changed the password your phone will be fine.

Thing is, it's probably like most electronic data that requires a password. People in general can be quite lax about changing them, or they use the same one for multiple applications such as email etc, which makes them easy targets for hackers. Their own fault for not changing like you say.

I'm sure for those people who know what they're doing, jailbreaking is fine. But it does bypass Apple's security for installing certified software and can leave you more vunerable than those who haven't jailbroken.

i'm sure hackers will be targetting all iphone owners in the future though - it's a byproduct of Apple increasing their sales.

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Just had a little dance to that poptastice 80s hit

mine isnt jailbroken and am happy with it for how it is, just wished the battery was better and i guess each to their own to if they do or dont want to jailbreak their phone.

Maybe this'll shut iPhone owners up for a bit!

mine was jailbroken the day I got it, but SSH is only enabled if/when I need it and the root password has been changed...so no I still much prefer my 1st gen iPhone to any of the poxy N-series Nokia handsets my brother's had since I've had it and will most probably replace it with a 3GS - I'm still not 100% convinced by my mate's HTC Hero either

HTC Hero is an andriod based phone using an early verision of Andriod, try one of the latest incarnation of the WM based phones using Windows Mobile 6.5 and you may change your mind. I prefer my phone over the iphone, doesnt need itunes, and can sync with Outlook locally in seconds. The new touch interface is very swish and smooth compared to earlier versions, and its also much smaller than an iphone and fits in my trouser pocket easily.

So as a non-techie should I be put off an iphone as one of it's appeals is it doesn't use windows?

An Android phone doesn't use Windows either, just to give you the full, unblinkered picture

Or Palm's Pre...

Palm Pre is even harder to type on than the iPhone if you've got man-sized hands!

Palm Pre is even harder to type on than the iPhone if you've got man-sized hands!

That's actually a very good point, our work phones have the tiniest keys possible, to the extent that most people now never make any calls, they wait for someone to ring them instead!!! :eek:

For the posters commenting that it's the users own fault for leaving the password at default, it's not exactly easy to change the password. It's not as if the iPhone turns on first time and tells you to change the default pass.

This is how you change the pass on an iphone:

The app to use on the iPhone is called MobileTerminal and it’s available for free in the Cydia store.

Once you have MobileTerminal installed, launch it and you should see a prompt saying this or similar:

iPhoneName: ~ Mobile$

■At that prompt, type: passwd

■You’ll be prompted for the ‘old’ (current) password for the mobile user. Enter this as the old password: alpine

■You’ll then be prompted to enter the new password – so just type in your desired new password. Use good password principles if possible (long and stong). You will not see characters appearing on the screen as you type – that’s normal, not a concern.

■You’ll then be prompted to re-enter the new password. Do that.

■You should then be returned to the Mobile$ prompt that you started on when opening the MobileTerminal app. There’s no success message to say the password was changed – but if you’re returned to the prompt and do not get an error, the change was successful. And you’re done with change for the mobile account.

■The second primary admin account for the iPhone is called root – so now you need to change that as well.

■Type this to switch to the root user: login root

■You’ll be prompted for the root user’s current password. Enter this: alpine

■Type this to start the password change routine again: passwd

■Enter the old password for root (it is ‘alpine’, same as for the mobile user) and enter your desired new password twice, just as you did for the mobile account

Done.

Borrowed from:

How To Change the iPhone’s Root Password | Just Another iPhone Blog

Obvious, really! You have no excuse fanbois! :nono:

So as a non-techie should I be put off an iphone as one of it's appeals is it doesn't use windows?

These days Windows mobile devices are pretty stable. Usually the handset maker fidling with it that causes the issues.

HTC's are generally stable - and they use windows

For the posters commenting that it's the users own fault for leaving the password at default, it's not exactly easy to change the password. It's not as if the iPhone turns on first time and tells you to change the default pass.

This is how you change the pass on an iphone:

The app to use on the iPhone is called MobileTerminal and it’s available for free in the Cydia store.

Once you have MobileTerminal installed, launch it and you should see a prompt saying this or similar:

iPhoneName: ~ Mobile$

■At that prompt, type: passwd

■You’ll be prompted for the ‘old’ (current) password for the mobile user. Enter this as the old password: alpine

■You’ll then be prompted to enter the new password – so just type in your desired new password. Use good password principles if possible (long and stong). You will not see characters appearing on the screen as you type – that’s normal, not a concern.

■You’ll then be prompted to re-enter the new password. Do that.

■You should then be returned to the Mobile$ prompt that you started on when opening the MobileTerminal app. There’s no success message to say the password was changed – but if you’re returned to the prompt and do not get an error, the change was successful. And you’re done with change for the mobile account.

■The second primary admin account for the iPhone is called root – so now you need to change that as well.

■Type this to switch to the root user: login root

■You’ll be prompted for the root user’s current password. Enter this: alpine

■Type this to start the password change routine again: passwd

■Enter the old password for root (it is ‘alpine’, same as for the mobile user) and enter your desired new password twice, just as you did for the mobile account

Done.

Borrowed from:

How To Change the iPhone’s Root Password | Just Another iPhone Blog

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