WARNING: JailbreakMe.com is No Longer Safe to Use for Jailbreaking

iPhone Dev-Team has announced that ConceitedApps has underhandedly sold JailbreakMe.com to an unknown entity and it is no longer safe for use.

It's sad @ConceitedApps sold out http://jailbreakme.com for $$. Luckily we have http://jailbreaks.me and won't ever sell out, said MuscleNerd.

the new owner of jailbreakme.com is absolutely unknown, untrusted, and unsafe..in perfect place for iPhone malware

everything jailbreakme.com used to host will soon be on jailbreaks.me. Don't trust jailbreakme.com anymore (seriously)

it's the worst kind of sellout by @ConceitedApps. They didn't even give us a chance to migrate actual jailbreakers

ConceitedApps has reportedly responded saying "he is lucky i even let them use it for years after they "kicked" me out. i owe them nothing"

We'll let know as soon as the iPhone Dev-Team and Comex manage to get jailbreaks.me up and running.

UPDATE:
Saurik has purchased JailbreakMe.com from its new owner making it safe to use again.


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Comex on his new Apple gig and how much he made on the jailbreak scene

We told you last week that Nicholas Allegra (better known as Comex), founder of JailbreakMe and popular member of the jailbreaking community, would be joining Apple for an internship this week. This left many wondering whether or not he would still be contributing to future exploits.

The answer? No. He has, however, done a quick Q&A (below) to answer some of our questions and give us insight into his views on Apple and jailbreaking.

Not only will he not contribute to future jailbreaks, it looks like he won’t be sticking around at Apple long either, as he notes plans to return to college will prevent him from taking up a permanent role. Also factoring into that decision is the fact he’s “never had a job before”, which may be because he’s received over $55,000 in donations from his jailbreaking efforts. He also thinks Apple will continue to “beat the pants off its competitors”.

When asked about Apple stealing ideas from jailbroken apps and tweaks, Comex explains:



I certainly don’t mind. Jailbreak community puts an idea in front of people with a crappy implementation; Apple polishes it to the point where it can be an OS feature. I don’t know whether Apple actually pays attention to jailbreak apps, but see App Store, copy and paste, multitasking, etc…
Below are excerpts from the Q&A with Comex on Reddit (via TechCrunch):
Why an intern position though? It seems like you could carry a regular position at apple. (AstroZombie138)

Comex: I don’t know if I’d want to do that- I’ve never had a job before and I don’t know what it’s like- and I intend to go back to college soon.
Have you made any money from the [jailbreak] scene? (jamesvdm)

Comex: I’ve made a good amount of money through donations, which is mostly being used to help pay for college. JailbreakMe 2.0 was like $40,000; 3.0 was $15,000 (not quite sure why it decreased).
Are you optimistic about the future of the iOS platform? What features are you looking forward to next? (iconoclaus)

Comex: My personal opinion: it will probably continue to beat the pants off its competitors in performance for a while yet, and Apple’s “take your time but do it right” policy on features will probably continue to make it a pleasure to use. But I’m impatient: other platforms (WebOS) have a lot of fun stuff with no real equivalent in iOS.
After your internship with Apple and after iOS 5 is officially released, will you continue to support the jailbreak community by providing exploits? (nishnasty)

Comex: No. (But I’ll want to jailbreak my phone, so I hope someone finds them :p)


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JailbreakMe founder Comex hired by Apple

Comex, the founder of JailbreakMe, has just announced on Twitter that he’ll be joining Apple as an intern next week. From the sound of his tweet, it looks like Comex will be taking a break from the jailbreak community. It’s sad to see him go, but we’re pretty sure he’ll hand over the reins of JailbreakMe to someone else. We wish him the best of luck at Apple!

Tweet 1: It’s been really, really fun, but it’s also been a while and I’ve been getting bored.
Tweet 2: So, the week after next I will be starting an internship with Apple.
Interestingly, we heard this just a few weeks ago:

Forbes concludes, Apple should be offering up an internship to Allegra.

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Apple Releases iOS 4.3.4 to Block JailbreakMe Exploit

Apple has released iOS 4.3.4 to block the exploit used by comex to jailbreak devices on iOS 4.3.3.

iOS 4.3.4 Software Update
Fixes security vulnerability associated with viewing malicious PDF files.

Products compatible with this software update:
• iPhone 4 (GSM model)
• iPhone 3GS
• iPad 2
• iPad
• iPod touch (4th generation)
• iPod touch (3rd generation)

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

*NOTE: iOS 4.2.9 is also out for Verizon iPhone 4s.



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Over 2,000,000 Jailbreaks Have Already Been Performed Using JailbreakMe

In only a few days time, 2,000,000 devices have been jailbroken using JailbreakMe 3.0, reports chpwn.

Just passed 2,000,000 clicks of the jailbreak button on http://t.co/162qNvZ!

Comex released the jailbreak on July 6th. It supports all devices including the iPad 2. You can find instructions on how to jailbreak your device here:
● iPhone
● iPad
● iPod touch



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How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad 1, iPad 2, iPod touch 3, and iPod touch 4 Using JailbreakMe 4.3.3

These are instructions on how to jailbreak your idevice firmware versions supported:
● iPad1: 4.3 through 4.3.3
● iPad2: 4.3.3
● iPhone3GS: 4.3 through 4.3.3
● iPhone4: 4.3 through 4.3.3
● iPhone4-CDMA: 4.2.6 through 4.2.8
● iPod touch 3g: 4.3, 4.3.2, 4.3.3
● iPod touch 4g: 4.3 through 4.3.3
using JailbreakMe.

If you are already on iOS 4.3.3 or iOS 4.2.8 you can skip the first five steps of this tutorial.

*Remember that updating to iOS 4.3.3 will update your baseband and perhaps ruin your chances of an unlock. Use TinyUmbrella (Mac, Windows) to update the iPhone 4 to iOS 4.3.3 without updating the baseband.

Step One
Create a Pwnage folder on your desktop and place the iOS 4.3.3 or iOS 4.2.8 (Verizon CDMA) ipsw in it.

You can download the ipsw for your device from here:
4.3.3 (3GS): iPhone2,1_4.3.3_8J2_Restore.ipsw
4.3.3 (4 GSM): iPhone3,1_4.3.3_8J2_Restore.ipsw
4.2.8 (4 CDMA): iPhone3,3_4.2.8_8E401_Restore.ipsw
4.3.3 (3G): iPod3,1_4.3.3_8J2_Restore.ipsw
4.3.3 (4G): iPod4,1_4.3.3_8J2_Restore.ipsw

4.3.3 (iPad 1): iPad1,1_4.3.3_8J3_Restore.ipsw
4.3.3 (iPad 2 Wi-Fi): iPad2,1_4.3.3_8J2_Restore.ipsw
4.3.3 (iPad 2 GSM): iPad2,2_4.3.3_8J2_Restore.ipsw
4.3.3 (iPad 2 CDMA): iPad2,3_4.3.3_8J2_Restore.ipsw



Step Two
Connect your iDevice to the computer and launch iTunes.



Step Three
Select your iDevice from the list of devices on the left


Step Four
Hold down the Option (Mac) or Shift (Windows) key and click the Restore button.


Step Five
Select the iOS 4.3.3 ipsw from the Pwnage folder on your desktop and click Open.




Step Six
Once your iDevice is running iOS 4.3.3, press to launch Safari from your desktop.






Step Seven
Navigate to http://www.jailbreakme.com and press the Free button.






Step Eight
Press the Install button.






Step Nine
Safari will now close and Cydia will download and install.






Step Ten
Press to launch Cydia and enjoy your jailbroken iDevice!






***Thanks goes to Comex for his hard work on this impressive jailbreak!***

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The iPad 2 Jailbreak Has Officially Been Released!

Comex has officially released the iPad 2 jailbreak for iOS 4.3.3.

The jailbreak uses a PDF exploit similar to JailbreakMe and does not require your device to be connected to the computer.

To jailbreak, navigate to http://www.jailbreakme.com on your iOS device after updating to iOS 4.3.3. We will be posting detailed instructions walking you through the process very shortly. You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook using the links at the bottom of the page for more updates.

A big thanks goes to Comex for his hard work in making this jailbreak possible.

Update:
There are a few bugs getting the site live...
MuscleNerd: "everyone look over here while some things get fixed :)"

Update 2:
Things seem to be working now. You can follow our iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch tutorial to jailbreak!

Update 3:
Here are the firmware versions supported:
● iPad1: 4.3 through 4.3.3
● iPad2: 4.3.3
● iPhone3GS: 4.3 through 4.3.3
● iPhone4: 4.3 through 4.3.3
● iPhone4-CDMA: 4.2.6 through 4.2.8
● iPod touch 3g: 4.3, 4.3.2, 4.3.3
● iPod touch 4g: 4.3 through 4.3.3






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iPad 2 Jailbreak Gets Leaked Again

Another person has shamelessly leaked Comex's unfinished jailbreak of the iPad 2. This time its Ryan Vanniekerk who managed to find the files after Comex had moved them to a different location on his server.

Since these files are unfinished, buggy, and stolen from Comex we had not planned to publish the story; however, other iPhone related sites have been posting about Vanniekerk's how to. We've been told that these beta jailbreaks could do permanent damage to your device and thus we strongly recommend users do not attempt this jailbreak and wait for the official release which is expected soon.

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JailbreakMe.com Is Being Updated With iPad 2 Jailbreak?

JailbreakMe.com is now showing a 'We'll be back soon.' sticky note suggesting that the site may be undergoing updates before the release of the iPad 2 jailbreak.

Apple typically posts the exact same sticky note when it takes down the Apple Store ahead of new releases.

Earlier today a leaked conversation between Comex and MultiMediaWill indicated that the jailbreak was coming today.

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Official iPad 2 Jailbreak to Be Released By Tomorrow?

A screenshot of an email conversation between Comex and Will Sayer after the iPad 2 jailbreak leak reveals that the official jailbreak may be released within the next day.

MultiMediaWill (Sayer) posted the following message on MacRumors:

"As a few of you know, comex wanted to talk to me by email. This is an exact copy of the emails to me. It appears that he confirms the JB release date. This may be a setup by him of some sort so take it as you want."

According to the screenshot comex tells Sayer at 1:49AM on July 4th:

"No, I didn't see your tweets. (I think they were deleted?) But if no more issues come up, it should be ready by tomorrow."

Depending on how you read this, it suggests that Comex could release the jailbreak on July 4th or July 5th.

You can see the screenshot below; however, please note we are unable to verify its authenticity.



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The Story of How the iPad 2 Jailbreak Got Leaked

Ryan Lobbins, the person who found the iPad 2 jailbreak files, explains how they ended up being leaked by Will Sayer.

-----
This all started late one night on the 27th of June. I was playing Star Craft with some friends reading Comex's twitter updates like every other person waiting for the jailbreak. That is when I had a crazy idea just to search a site he posted in a previous tweet. That site was www.qoid.us , during my initial search, the main thing that came up was comex's bannerbomb exploit for the wii. This lead me to believe even more that the site was his. The next thing I did was just do a search for directories on his site and that is when I stumbled upon it. I saw a folder called saffron that grabbed my attention, mainly because jbme 2.0 was star.

So what would you do if you stumbled on a website that had all the data for the jailbreak people have been waiting months for? At first I wasn't sure what to do, let alone believe I found the files. The only true indication that I found them was all the pdf files, deb files named after different iOS devices, and a php file. The last thing I wanted was to just send out all the files saying here they are. As someone who has worked on a project for years in the past I would hate for my work to leak out before my self or the team was ready. Comex had been working on this for almost a year.

The first thing I did was the obvious, test the files. From comex's tweets at the time I figured they were close to completion and wouldn't completely brick my iPad. The next was I made a copy of the files for my own purpose of trying on other devices, not to leak them. I didn't know if comex would have the files moved before I woke up the next day. Then as proof to my friends who had no reason to even want the jailbreak, but wanted to see it I uploaded them to this site. Worst mistake ever.

Now comes the next day, what would you do with the information you gained from decompiling and decompressing the files. You don't want to leak them, but there has been no information on any updates. People are starting to doubt the jailbreak is even real. What I did was just spread information about the jailbreak, no pictures, no files, just me posting on forums what I know. Of course there were people calling me names saying I am a troll and other names. Next I sent off private messages to two people on the forums I was posting on. At that point after a few messages the only thing I sent was a picture. That was the first and only thing I sent. The picture was of the new jailbreakme website, with the url removed so the site didn't get out. That was the end of it on June 28th.

I went on vacation on the 30th and won't be home until July 15th, but my curiosity started to get the better of me last night. I have these files that didn't work on my iPad, but I wondered if they would work at all. I contacted another person on the forums who was multimediawill aka appreviewer will aka Will Sayer. He tried one of the pdf files and it jailbroke his iPad. I was surprised, he was surprised. He swore up and down he wouldn't leak it, and I went to bed. That is when I woke up and saw my list of emails streaming in. Immediately the files were deleted, I felt stupid and horrible that my curiosity got the best of me and caused this. I never intended for it to get leaked out this big. In all I apologize to comex for my actions. I don't want attention, and never wanted to spread his work like Will did. I was just curious, and this curiosity caused this. So in the grand scheme of things the leak was probably 10% my fault, I found the files, made a copy and re-hosted them, but Will was the exact opposite. He wanted attention and spread the news to tech blogs made videos and even spread the links to the files on my site.
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Lobbins has since deleted all the files in his possession and Comex is now working as fast as he can to get the jailbreak completed before Apple releases an update to iOS 4.3.3.


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Comex Responds to Stolen iPad 2 Jailbreak, Warns iPad 2 Users to Save SHSH Blobs

Comex has responded to the leaked iPad 2 jailbreak that was apparently stolen using a possible dictionary attack.

Congratulations, some moron used a dictionary attack(?) to leak a buggy version and put me on a useless time limit.

Let's hope the time limit isn't too short... hasn't been in the past but could always change. Everyone use TinyUmbrella and save 4.3.3.

Hopefully, Apple isn't able to close the exploit before comex finishes the jailbreak. To be safe please follow comex's advice and save your SHSH Blobs using one of the tutorials below...

How to Save Your SHSH Blobs: Windows Mac



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iPad 2 Jailbreak For iOS 4.3.3 JailbreakMe 3.0 Leaked In The Wild

We strongly
recommend all to stay away from any unauthorized released of any jailbreaks (for safety and security reasons) if there is a working jailbreak then it should be out shortly, please this post is only to show that there is a working jailbreak. We have stayed away from this jailbreak and are waiting for an official release from comex.

A few weeks ago, we reported that Comex, author of JailbreakMe, was working on a fully untethered iPad 2 Jailbreak. After two weeks of radio silence from the developer, what seems to be JailbreakMe 3.0, with support for the iPad 2, was leaked by one of the private beta testers. Here’s how to get it.




All you’ll need is an iPad running iOS 4.3.3 or under (iOS 5 isn’t supported yet) and an Internet connection. No computer is required for this jailbreak.


(Based on the video embedded below)

Step 1: Launch Mobile Safari and navigate over to this URL.

Step 2: Once you’ve done that, Safari should automatically close, that’s completely normal. You should now see a Cydia icon on your Home Screen, with a progress bar, much like any other official app while it’s downloading.

Step 3: Once the Cydia icon disappears, reboot your device. Once it powers back up, which could take a little bit longer than usual, your iPad 2 should be jailbroken.

For other iOS devices on iOS 4.3.3, check out this link (or this mirror here).

Check out the following video for more information:



Important Disclaimer: these files weren’t officially released by Comex, and could therefore be completely fake, or even harmful. There’s nothing stopping this from being an elaborate scheme to distribute malware. If you want to play it safe, do not apply this jailbreak just yet and wait for the official version, which should be available at JailbreakMe.com. Use this method at your own risk. We at Redmond Pie haven’t tried it, and wont recommend you to try it either.

JailbreakMe, which first became available in 2007, is by far the easiest way to jailbreak an iOS device. Since its inception, it relied on a PDF exploit in Mobile Safari, much like it does today. As other jailbreak methods became more and more complicated, JailbreakMe has remained as simple as opening a PDF document.

This isn’t the first tool made by this developer that was allegedly leaked ahead of time. Last year, Frash, a tool that allowed Flash to be downloaded onto iOS devices, was leaked ahead of time.

UPDATE 1: Confirmed! This actually works. The following image, courtesy of our reader Chris De Jager, shows Cydia 1.1.2 running on iPad 2, iOS 4.3.




UPDATE 2: Links to 4.3.3 PDFs for iPad 2, which were posted here http://46.4.219.216/jailbreakme3/, have been taken down.

(Thanks to Ven000m for the hat tip!)

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How to Backup Your SHSH Blobs Using Firmware Umbrella Mac

These are instructions on how to backup your SHSH blobs using Firmware Umbrella. You can find the Windows version of this tutorial here.

Step One
Download the latest version of Firmware Umbrella from here to your Desktop.

Step Two
Double click the downloaded TinyUmbrella.pkg file then follow the prompts to install the application.










Step Three
Connect your iPhone to the computer and double click the TinyUmbrella icon in your Applications folder to launch the program.



If asked, enter your administrative username and password.


Step Five
Make sure your iPhone is selected from the list on the left, then click the Save SHSH button.






Step Six
Once completed you will notice a new entry in the Saved SHSHs for iPhone list confirming the successful save of your SHSH blobs.




**Thanks to semaphore for his work on this tool!


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Has Comex Done it again, he Teases New Jailbreak Exploit?

Comex, the jailbreak hacker who uncovered the previous JailbreakMe 2.0 exploit could be back at it again.

Earlier today Comex tweeted a teaser image that shows a ski slope and a sign with black diamond and PDF symbols. The ski slope and diamond icon could be a reference to 'alpine' which is the default password for root access on iOS. The PDF could be a reference to the previous PDF exploit Comex uncovered in iOS 4.0 (JailbreakMe 2.0).

JailbreakMe allows users to jailbreak straight from their iOS device via Safari. These userland jailbreaks are quick and easy but usually patched by Apple rather quickly.

This jailbreak could either be for 4.3.3 or 5.0, or even the iPad 2. Remember, all devices except the iPad 2 will always be jailbreakable via the Limera1n exploit. Apple can easily patch the untether so it would not make sense to burn an exploit with iOS 5 releasing in a few months.

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Untethered Jailbreak is Coming Soon via RedSn0w and PwnageTool, No iPad2 Support

The iPhone Dev-Team has announced that they will release updated versions of both RedSn0w and PwnageTool to provide an untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3.1.

Currently the team is working on overall 4.3.x jailbreak issues and getting Cydia ready for the release. I0n1c's untether has been tested and described as 'solid'.

The upcoming releases of RedSn0w and PwnageTool will support the Apple TV 2 but will not support the iPad 2. Musclenerd notes that they are waiting to find a legal method of distributing comex's 4.3 jailbreak for the iPad 2 before they make it public.

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The iPad 2 Has Been Jailbroken! Video

Only two days after its release the iPad 2 has been jailbroken by comex.

Congrats to @comex for jailbreaking yet another brand new device (iPad2) while 2500 miles away from it [iphone_dev]

We'll update this post as more information about the jailbreak becomes available. At this point we are assuming its a userland jailbreak similar to Spirit.

Comex notes that he would've had it yesterday if I didn't have to spend 1.5 days looking for a replacement exploit (which came from a most unexpected place...)

Update:
We've added video below thanks to chpwn.








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Comex May Wait for Verizon iPhone Before Releasing Untether

Comex may wait for the release of the Verizon iPhone before releasing his untether, according to a tweet he sent earlier today.

i0n1c: so @comex is not waiting for the next iOS for untethering?

comex: @i0n1c I don't know, I think I'm waiting for the Verizon iPhone.

Currently, the only untether is available is the 'backup plan' from the iPhone Dev-Team. The Chronic Dev-Team has said they are also working on their own untether.




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comex To Wait Until 4.3 For Untether?

A somewhat enigmatic
email from @comex
is raising speculation that the next untethered jailbreak may be held back for iOS 4.3. An Italian blogger contacted the guy behind Spirit and JailbreakMe to ask for a short and sweet answer to the question of whether the untether will be available for 4.2.1 or 4.3, and received the response that it "depends when 4.3 is out."

The Dev-Team released the "backup plan" tethered jailbreak after it was clear that @comex was not going to be able to hit his Christmas target for the userland jailbreak he has been working on. Dubbed "jailbreak monte" (after the now-you-see-it, now-you-don't
card trick
), the current version of redsn0w, as well as the untethered version in beta, conserves exploits by relying on iOS 4.2 beta 3, which is only available to developers. This has led to a proliferation of pirated betas, which @comex says "
is making me nervous
." But with the only alternative being a userland jailbreak that Apple would fix in 4.3, @comex has apparently concluded that it makes more strategic sense to hold back on that for now, and wait for the next firmware release. The email sent to Andrea Cervone of iPhoneItalia supposedly had come from the email address @comex has
publicized on his Twitter feed
, though obviously that's easy to fake in a screenshot.

Right now we're at a bit of an impasse, because there are a lot of people who want/need jailbreaks who don't have the $99 to pay for an iOS Developer license, or are ineligible for one because of their age and country of origin. As long as "monte" is the only jailbreak method out there, it's going to tempt those people to pirate 4.2b3, which as @chpwn notes "
hurts the image of jailbreaking
" by giving detractors an excuse to paint it as "illegal and illegitimate." Let's hope that the standoff ends quickly.




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