Published: 6:31AM Tuesday November 10, 2009
Source: ONE News
Source: ReutersAn Apple iPhone
The first worm to infect the Apple iPhone has been discovered in Australia.
The programme changes the phone's wallpaper to a picture of 80's singer Rick Astley before seeking out other phones to infect.
Experts say the worm, known as iKee, is not harmful but more malicious variants could follow.
However, Geekwithlaptop.com is reporting that not all iPhone users are at risk. The worm will only infect phones that have been modified in such a way as to be able to run unauthorised software.
The website says that the phones at risk are those that have Secure Shell software installed with the default password "Alpine". SSH software allows users to connect the iPhone remotely to the internet and at the same time opens a back door to threats.
It will not affect iPhones using the popular Network Address Translation technology.
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