ikee Virus OR rickroll Virus

For all Jailbreak users with SSH running on their iPhones - WARNING!!! WARNING!! and WARNING!. ikee Virus is watching you and may enter your iPhone.

Here is the Original Source

Question 1: How can I STOP ikee Virus to enter my iPhone?

Answer 1: You need to change your iPhone root password. By Default its “alpine”.

Question 2: How do I change my root password?

Answer 2: Please follow these steps

• Install Mobile Terminal from Cydia
• Once installed, start Terminal from your iPhone
• Now type “su root” and hit return
• Enter your password “alpine” and hit return – by default is “alpine”
• Now enter “passwd root” and hit return
• Now, it will prompt you to enter NEW PASSWORD.
• Enter NEW PASSWORD.

*******these commands are case sensitive.

Question 3: How do I know if my iPhone has ikee Virus?

Answer 3: Look at the screen shots below. If you see them on your iPhone – You have ikee Virus.

Question 4: OMG!! How do I get rid of ikee Virus?

Answer 4: There are FOUR Variants A, B, C, & D in this ikee Virus.

• Variants A-C Follow these steps

1. First Change your root password (Follow Answer 2).
2. Now, will start deleting bunch of virus effected files..
3. Type “rm /var/mobile/Library/LockBackground.jpg” and hit return- With out “s
4. “rm /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.ikey.bbot.plist” and hit return
5. “rm /bin/poc-bbot” and hit return
6. “rm /bin/sshpass” and hit return
7. “rm /var/log/youcanbeclosertogod.jpg” and hit return
8. Now, close Terminal app.
9. Select your favorite wallpaper and reboot your iPhone.

• Variant D – Follow these steps

1. First Change your root password (Follow Answer 2).
2. Now, will start deleting bunch of virus effected files..
3. “rm /usr/libexec/cydia/startup” and hit return
4. “rm /usr/libexec/cydia/startup.so” and hit return
5. “rm /usr/libexec/cydia/startup-helper” and hit return
6. “rm /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.saurik.Cydia.Startup.plist” and hit return
7. Now, close Terminal app.
8. Reboot your iPhone.
   

****If you got effected with Variant D. You need to reinstall Cydia.

Question 5: I have installed SSH but, I turn off when I don’t need it. Do I still change the default password?

Answer 5: Its a very good practice to keep it turned OFF when not needed. But, I recommend you to change the default password.

Question 6: I have a jailbreak iPhone But, SSH is not installed. Do I need to worry about it?

Answer 6: This ikee Virus, enters where SSH is running with default password. So, in your case you don’t have to worry about this virus.

To get updated info on ikee virus or any other iPhone Hacks, Mac Hacks, Windows Hacks, Linux etc related stuff Follow us @machackpc

You may be interested in these articles also:

• How to Jailbreak and Unlock iPhone 2G/3G/3GS OS 3.1.2 using blackra1n RC3 and blacksn0w with Wi-Fi
• How to Unlock iPhone 3G/3GS OS 3.1.2 using blacksn0w with out Wi-Fi
• How to enable Tethering on iPhone 3G/3GS OS 3.1.2 using blacksn0w
• Fix WiFi, YouTube, Maps and/with Push Fix Notification – blacksn0w

Happy Hacking..

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!