14 DAY TRIAL // Cybercriminals are taking advantage of users. who are eagerly awaiting a new universal iOS jailbreak, by distributing computer trojans using its rumored name.
Last month Apple released iOS 4.0.2 to patch several security vulnerabilities, including two, that were being exploited by a service called JailbreakMe.
Following the update, users in the jailbreaking community were advised not to upgrade in order to keep their devices unlocked.
However, since there were serious concerns that one of the flaws might be exploited by malicious attackers to distributed malware, an unofficial patch was developed.
One month later Apple released iPod Touch 4G and iOS 4.1, a major update to the mobile operating system, which also removes previous jailbreaks.
The next day, members of the Chronic Dev team announced that they are working on a boot ROM-based persistent jailbreak for all current devices, which will be impossible to remove via iOS updates.
Since then, everyone has been anxiously expecting the new solution, that will give them the freedom to install any application on their iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches, without Apple's approval.
According to rumors the new jailbreak will be called Greenpois0n and it will land very very soon. However, security researchers from Kaspersky Lab advise users to remain patient until a release is confirmed.
"Cybercriminals have definitely been riding the buzz around the supposed jailbreaking tool. It's presumed to be called 'Greenpois0n' and it's expected to be released any day now.
"Not surprisingly, we've seen a number of fake 'Greenpois0n' Trojans," Costin Raiu, Kaspersky's chief security expert for the EEMEA region, says.
One example of such a malicious file was found in an archive called "Greenpois0n_By P0sixninja.rar", that was being distributed on torrent sites.
Some scams promising jailbreaking tools for any iOS version have also been observed. They charge between $25 and $40 and don't provide anything useful.
"Any demos, screenshots, or *cough* download links will be posted to this blog before anywhere else, so keep an eye out!," the Chronic Dev team, announced.
