Ikee

iOS computer worm that spread by SSH between jailbroken iPhones

Ikee was a worm that spread by Secure Shell connections between jailbroken iPhones.[1][2] It was discovered in 2009 and changed wallpapers to a photo of Rick Astley.[3] The code from Ikee was later used to make a more malicious iPhone malware, called Duh.

## History

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iPhone owners of Australia reported that smart phones had been infected by a worm that changed their iPhone wallpaper to Rick Astley, a 1980s pop singer.[4] It affected smartphones if the owner did not change their default password after installation of SSH. Once the Ikee worm infected, it would find other iPhones on the mobile network which were vulnerable and infect them as well. The worm wouldn't affect users who hadn't jailbroken or installed SSH on their iPhone.[5] The worm does nothing more than changing the infected user's lock screen wallpaper.[6] The source code of the ikee worm says it was written by Ikex.[7]

Two weeks after the release of Ikee, a malicious worm dubbed "Duh", built off the code of Ikee, was discovered. it acted as a Botnet, communicating with a command and control center. it also attempted to steal banking data from ING Direct.[8][9]

## See also

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* Brain Test
* Dendroid (Malware)
* Computer virus
* File binder
* Individual mobility
* Malware
* Trojan horse (computing)
* Worm (computing)
* Mobile operating system

## References

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1. ^ "First worm for IOS". 11 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
2. ^ "ikee iPhone Worm - Not So Harmless". Archived from the original on 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
3. ^ "Ikee iPhone virus of 2009". 8 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
4. ^ "Ikee worm targeting customers of Australian mobile carriers". ZDNet. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
5. ^ "First iPhone worm discovered – ikee". 8 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
6. ^ "First ever iPhone worm Ikee unleashed by Aussie hacker". Retrieved 2009-11-09.
7. ^ "Ikee worm author wins job at iPhone app firm". Retrieved 2009-11-26.
8. ^ "New iPhone worm is 'more serious'". 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
9. ^ "Lightning strikes again: iPhone malware gets truly malicious". Naked Security. 2009-11-23. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2020-09-29.

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