After two weeks of infection on several hundred phones in Australia only, malicious code written specifically for Apple smartphones spread to devices operating in many other networks.
> The first virus spread on iPhone
A mobile service provider in the Netherlands has discovered a worm capable of backdooring and turning the iPhone into a " ghost phone " in the botnet. This worm targets phones that have been interfered with the system (jailbreak) and have not changed the default password. It also changes the root password of the device, making it difficult for the owner to control the device.
" Many iPhone jailbreak has been installed bad software that customers do not know" , page XS4ALL confirmed. " Users should not think about jailbreak if they are not fully aware of security risks ."
This worm replicates by scanning multiple IP ranges used in T-Mobile and UPC networks in the Netherlands or Optus in Australia. Malware infected iPhones often run out of battery very quickly when connecting to Wi-Fi 802.11 due to dangerous software making too many connections.
F-Secure said the iPhone virus has been spreading to many networks, but is still not popular. This latest attack took place after two weeks of the Ikee version changing many of the iPhone phones in Australia.