Protect your iPhone/iPod from viruses

[xxfr0stbytexx]

Since a lot of viruses are coming out for the iPhone and iPod touch you want to stay safe. It is very easy to do so.

thanks to marksipodtouch for finding this info, credit goes to him

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tke-m1Z2ocI]YouTube - How to protect iPhone and iPod touch from viruses[/ame]

[Poseidon79]

I think changing the default root password is the only thing you really need to do but for those people that are super paranoid you can change the user name too I guess.

[fubaya]

I can't watch the video right now so I don't know what it's about. I think the threat is pretty low and agree that changing the password is probably enough, but if you like playing around or are paranoid about security, I've written about some other ssh settings you can use to make it super secure: http://a-common-hades.blogspot.com/2...-security.html

I watched the video...

Don't change the root user name. If you don't know what you're doing, and that guy in the video doesn't, that could create all sorts of carnage on your system. The name root doesn't mean anything anyway. root's uid is 0 and that's what gives root admin power and there are a million ways to find the identity of uid=0.

If you want some added security, see my link above. ssh has been around for ages and the methods of securing it are tried and true. If you do nothing else from the link, change the ssh port. It's as simple as changing two numbers in a text file. No one is going to find your ssh running on some random high number port like 35971.

[defmute]

I just only turn on SSH when I actually need it.

[jcarroll]

Problem with leaving SSH off is if you have boot problem or loop lock problem, SSH may be your only way in and if it was off before the problem, ur screwed.

Better to NOT change the root name...follow Poseidon79 and fubaya's advice.

[joemamawilder]

Problem with leaving SSH off is if you have boot problem or loop lock problem, SSH may be your only way in and if it was off before the problem, ur screwed.

I usually turn off SSH when I'm not using it, though every time I reboot my phone, SSH is enabled again. Perhaps for that very reason??

[Poseidon79]

SB Settings by default enables SSH upon reboot in case of issues.