First ever iPhone worm has spread all over the Australia. A hacker named ikex has created the first ever worm that affects only jailbroken iPhones. Jailbroken iPhones with default root password ‘alpine’ are targeted by this ikee worm which displays the image of “Rick Astley” with the message “ikee is never going to give you up“. If you see the image of “Rick Astley” as your wallpaper then your iPhone is probably affected by the “ikee” worm. The worst part of this worm is that it searches for the other iPhones in the network with default login “root” and password “alpine” and spreads it across the network.
ikee worm
Below is the guide for jailbroken iPhone users with OpenSSH installed.
1.Download “cydia mobile terminal” from here and install it on your iPhone.
2.Reboot your iPhone after successful installation of cydia mobile terminal software.
3.Start the Mobile Terminal application and type the following commands
“login”and press enter(without double quote).Type
“root”as your login and
“alpine”as your password (without double quote).After logging in type
“passwd”and press enter. It will ask you for new password. Enter your desired password twice. Now your iPhone is secured from ikee worm.
Mobile Terminal
I hope it helps to remove the ikee virus from your iphone.
11:29 am on November 11th, 2009
So, there is a worm for iphone now. This tips surely help many people. Thanks for sharing.
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2:19 pm on November 11th, 2009
@Dana
Yes there is a worm for the iPhone. It mainly affects iPhone users of Australia who hasn’t changed the default password of their jailbroken phone.
10:16 am on November 12th, 2009
i think the worms will start hitting the iphones now..
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10:50 am on November 16th, 2009
the guy who did this is a f**KER and i hope someone puts a bounty on him!
10:12 am on November 17th, 2009
just had to bring this up… this guide does not help to REMOVE the worm… this is what you need to do before you get hit
1:07 pm on November 17th, 2009
@Khai
Did you try this method atleast? Let me know if it doesn’t work for you when you try this method. It works like a charm. Ikee worm affects only those handsets which has the default password “alpine”. This method changes the default password which prevents iPhone from the worm. Anyway thanks for the comment
9:55 am on November 19th, 2009
I have done up a full comprehensive write up on the removal methods. Steps are verified as i have gone through the entire process on my iPhone.
goto: http://junqin1.blogspot.com/2009/11/ikee-iphone-worm.html
3:55 pm on November 19th, 2009
@jQ
Thank you for the link. I see you have described it nicely. Good work. Keep it up
12:15 pm on December 2nd, 2009
That mother f**ker ikee isa real bast*rd. Never get to see himself in the mirror and trying to prove his abilities. Why not I put a wallpaper of my Grandma in his iphone 3GS 32GB homepage asking him to love and see everytime my Grandma???
I’ll fine him heavily if I am the authorities instead of interviewing him like the news did in their country. Fancy replacing my wife wallpaper on the phone with his bloodly face. How about I put my Di*k on his iphone 3GS Wallpaper??
Try it and see himself in the mirror and see how irritating and disgusting to look at it everyday in the morning with bread and butter and dinner.
iKee is a real pain in the As*!!! His mum perhaps give birth to him on the wrong side of the bed…sigh.
9:13 am on December 3rd, 2009
@DAVE
I have no grudge on him as ikee worm didn’t harm any iPhone but the new worm is more serious. I hope they find out the solution soon.