Security

Fix iOS 4.3.3 Vulnerability with isslfix

Guest Author ∙ Updated March 12, 2018

If you may recall, with the release of the long awaited JailbreakMe 3.0 for iOS 4.3.3, literally 10 days later Apple patched the clever PDF exploit in iOS 4.3.4. The security exploit could be triggered by viewing a maliciously crafted PDF file which may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

While the main reason Apple patched the exploit was to stop the use of JailbreakMe, it can also be a security concern. A few days later, Apple released another iOS software update, iOS 4.3.5. Apple released this update to patch the certificate validation vulnerability.

If you love customizing your iDevice to the fullest, you've probably already jailbroken, unless you didn't update by accident or purchase your iDevice after Apple stopped signing iOS 4.3.3. Unfortunately, while not updating to the latest software may preserve your jailbreak, you may also be at risk from the same vulnerability...

‘IconLock’ Stops Your iPhone’s Jiggle-Mode In Its Tracks

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Ready for another interesting way to "secure" your iPhone's app icons? The latest so-called security app on the block is IconLock, and it's a free download on Cydia's BigBoss repo.

While anyone who has any inkling about iPhone jailbreaking will easily compromise your plans to lock down your iPhone, it should be more than enough to keep grandma from accidentally ruining your app icon layout.

Check inside for a full video synopsis of IconLock...

10 Year Old Hacker Shows Off iOS Game Exploit at DefCon

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated November 13, 2019

Remember when kids used to sit and play with plastic toys and run around outside? Me neither. It seems that these days, the joys of hacking are too strong a pull for our little ones.

CNET highlights a 10-year old hacker, going by the name of CyFi, who has presented an exploit to the "Kids" section of the popular hacking conference, DefCon. The exploit, which currently works on both iOS and Android, allows certain games to be prematurely advanced by simply altering the device's clock...

App Picks of the Week: Bandito, Editions by AOL, FBI Child ID

Alex Heath ∙ Updated February 18, 2018

Every week iDownloadblog brings a roundup of awesome apps for you to check out and enjoy. We try to vary our picks, but a lot of these apps usually come from the App Store. If an interesting web or jailbreak app catches our eye, we’ll include that in our picks as well.

This week, we’ve got three pretty unusual apps from the App Store...

shoulderPad Helps Baddies Steal Your iPad Passwords

Oliver Haslam ∙ July 17, 2011

Using your iPad in a public place may never be the same again, with news that a new app has been created that allows unscrupulous users to steal passwords from unsuspecting iPad users.

The app, available for iOS devices as well as Apple's Mac platform, uses a camera to watch which keys are being pressed on the iPad - and it's even more clever than that.

Rather than just watching where your finger is pressing on the screen, the new app, called shoulderPad, actually detects the brief, blue flash which occurs when a key is pressed on any iOS on-screen keyboard. This means improved accuracy, as well as a further distance from which this works.

Creepy stuff...

iPhone to Join the Fight Against Crime, Thanks To MORIS

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated November 26, 2016

Apple's iPhone isn't just the most advanced smartphone on the market, it's also a crime fighting super machine, thanks to a new app and accessory.

MORIS, which stands for Mobile Offender Recognition and Information System, promises to combine state of the art iris recognition with good old fashioned facial recognition, with the aim of making the identification of individuals a quick and easy process...

VirusBarrier: The First Malware Scanning App For iOS

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated February 18, 2018

It had to happen sooner or later, and we now have our first iOS application designed for catching and eradicating malware.

While there are currently no known malware threats to iPhones, iPads or iPod touches, VirusBarrier is aimed at scanning the files we all find ourselves sharing around our local network...

Germany Issues Warning Concerning Comex’s iOS PDF Exploit

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 18, 2016

JailbreakMe 3.0 has garnered some serious attention over the last 48 hours. The last report we heard was that the site had been visited over a million times, and the PDF exploit had been downloaded over 500,000 times.

The exploit must have also grabbed the attention of Germany's Information Security team, because the group just issued a country-wide warning for all iOS products. The Mobile Safari vulnerability exposed by Comex in his new jailbreak tool has really made some folks nervous...

PDF Patcher 2 Now in Cydia, Fixes JailbreakMe 3.0 Vulnerability

Cody Lee ∙ July 6, 2011

Now that you are finally able to hack Apple's latest tablet with JailbreakMe 3.0, what's your next move? For starters, you may want to consider closing that hole that Comex's exploit used to break into your iDevice. Think about this:

JailbreakMe 3.0 is extremely easy to use. You simply navigate to a website on your iDevice, and within a few screen taps you're jailbroken. But if Comex can design web software that can gain root-level access to your iDevice so easily, why couldn't someone else?

iOS Proves Much More Secure than Android

Cody Lee ∙ Updated March 5, 2018

You don't have to be around computers very long before you hear the word Symantec. The security company is responsible for the popular Norton AntiVirus software suite, among several other utilities.

Like the rest of the PC world, Norton is trying to stay relevant in wake of a huge industry swing towards mobile products. So the security firm recently did some research on the different ways that Android and iOS handle security methods. Guess who wins?

Apple Bans Big Brother Security App that Records Users Passwords

Cody Lee ∙ Updated May 11, 2018

A few days ago, we gave you a list of passwords not to use. You might recall that the data from the post was collected from an iOS app called Big Brother Security. The software made headlines when the developer went public with the information.

Daniel Amitay performed a little experiment by anonymously collecting user's 4 digit passwords from his Big Brother Security app. Though his findings were quite interesting, publishing them may not have been the brightest move...

TheftAlarm Jailbreak Tweak Keeps Your iPhone Safe When Charging

Alex Heath ∙ Updated May 11, 2018

As the fourth installment, by Filippo Bigarella, for TweakWeek, TheftAlarm takes an interesting approach to keeping your iPhone safe from thievery.

Instead of relying on a service like Find My iPhone from Apple to track down your iPhone once it's stolen, TheftAlarm aims at making sure your iPhone never leaves the building in the first place. When your iPhone is unattached from a sync/charge USB cable, TheftAlarm will blare a warning noise that your device has been unplugged...