Security threat for iPhones: Duh Worm

Hackers have built a virus called Duh Worm that attack Apple’s iPhone by secretly taking control of the device via its internet connection. Duh Worm will make the online transaction of the iPhone users vulnerable to hacking. The virus has been detected in Netherland. The virus can only attack iPhones whose users have disabled some preinstalled security features.
The hackers are trying to use the virus to obtain personal details from the phone like passwords of banking sites. When the iPhone users tries to access a bank website the Duh Worm directs the browsers to a lookalike site controlled by hackers.
The only iPhones that are vulnerable to the Duh Worm are jail broken phones. Jail broken phones are those phones in which key security features given by the company are disabled. When user disable key apple security features to get around the terms of usage agreement that they are designed to enforce. For example, Apple prevents the users from switching service providers to unauthorized carriers and limits users to the approximately 100000 programs that the company has vetted for installation on the device. There are thousands of unauthorized programs covering areas like internet phone calls, Wi-Fi access and pornography.
Most of the users will not disable this system. If the virus attack occurs due to disabling of the security features then it will violate the warranty. They even cause iPhone to become unstable. It is safer for the user not to disable the security features of the iphone since it may result in the greater security risk. It will provide an open door entry for the hackers.

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