Monday, August 2, 2010

IMPORTANT: How to fix a serious security flaw after running IOS with the Jailbreak JailbreakMe [UPDATED]


The exploit used by Comex to run the jailbreak through Safari is as simple as ingenious. The code must be injected via a. PDF and executed by the system. This does present significant risks to sensitive data on your device, as long as the port used dall'exploit remains open us to any attacker might install malicious packages.



Now that the bug is well known fact, could happen to enter on a site and install a fake PDF can danneggiareil device or install spyware. It 'then must close this loophole. We're sure that Apple will do so through a new firmware update but here to follow a procedure that will allow you to also do so on the current version.

Steps :


Update: After installing this patch will activate some kind of firewall that will ask every time you open a PDF file, if you are unsure of the content it contains, in order to prevent downloading malicious code. If you are downloading a file from a trusted source, click "Load", otherwise "Cancel". If you have any questions on the operation, let us know via the comments and we will respond as soon as possible.

Update 2: Download from here

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