Looking for source code for the ikee iPhone worm? Sorry

Filed Under: Apple, Malware, Mobile

Are you trying to find the source code for the ikee iPhone worm?

It seems a fair few people are, at least judging by the statistics I've seen for my blog today.

The raw statistics are apparently a closely guarded commercial secret (probably to be filed in a locked cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying "Beware of The Leopard"), but I am allowed to share with you the top keywords that folks around the world have used when stumbling upon my blog today:

Keywords bringing traffic to my blog today

You'll notice it's not "Rick Astley" or "Rickrolling" that people are searching for. Instead a hot search term which is bringing people to my website is "ikee source code".

And that worries me. After all, who has an interest in the ikee worm's source code? None other than hackers who might want to create more variants of the worm, perhaps with more malicious intentions than displaying a picture of a pop star from the 1980s.

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About the author

Graham Cluley has worked in the computer security industry for more than 20 years, developing anti-virus software and doing quite a lot of talking about internet threats. He's won awards for his blogging, but is proudest of the text adventure games he wrote when he was still wearing short trousers. You can learn more about those (the games, not the trousers) at grahamcluley.com. Send Graham an email, subscribe to his updates on Facebook, follow him on Twitter and App.net, and circle him on Google Plus for regular updates.