Comments on: Is there an Apple TV backdoor? http://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/ Get more from your shiny box of joy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: antonhttp://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-973 anton Sat, 07 Apr 2007 18:11:42 +0000 http://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-973 Posted on tutorialninjas: Update: We got confirmation it was not apple doing it and either a repair script, war driving, or another reason. We apologize for the scare! Posted on tutorialninjas:

Update: We got confirmation it was not apple doing it and either a repair script, war driving, or another reason. We apologize for the scare!

]]> By: solipsismhttp://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-594 solipsism Sun, 01 Apr 2007 05:27:40 +0000 http://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-594 I sure hope AppleTV has a backdoor. How else would the Apple service techs access the AppleTV software via the USB "service port"? I sure hope AppleTV has a backdoor. How else would the Apple service techs access the AppleTV software via the USB “service port”?

]]> By: Just zis guy, seehttp://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-422 Just zis guy, see Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:08:39 +0000 http://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-422 Like many pieces of consumer electronics that are computer-based, there is a factory restore image on the disk drive. This can be manually re-installed, or if the system detects a problem (such as not starting the Apple TV GUI after a few boots), the restore can be done automatically. This keeps Grandmaw from bringing the box back to the store every time the cat unplugs the device. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305205 Like many pieces of consumer electronics that are computer-based, there is a factory restore image on the disk drive. This can be manually re-installed, or if the system detects a problem (such as not starting the Apple TV GUI after a few boots), the restore can be done automatically.

This keeps Grandmaw from bringing the box back to the store every time the cat unplugs the device.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305205

]]> By: Lesshttp://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-410 Less Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:26:43 +0000 http://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-410 I will sniff my connections... I will sniff my connections…

]]> By: Binghttp://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-404 Bing Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:40:27 +0000 http://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-404 Even if this is nothing but a cron job restore to keep the AppleTV in optimum shape (because Apple probably assumes that most people want their TV to work the way it did yesterday even if there was a brownout...) this event does highlight one problem I've been wondering about. With all those TVs with frontrow/frontrow access, this is bound to cause problems for some people if they're opening vnc and ssh ports. I mean, c'mon people! Has Windows security taught you nothing? Even if this is nothing but a cron job restore to keep the AppleTV in optimum shape (because Apple probably assumes that most people want their TV to work the way it did yesterday even if there was a brownout…) this event does highlight one problem I’ve been wondering about. With all those TVs with frontrow/frontrow access, this is bound to cause problems for some people if they’re opening vnc and ssh ports. I mean, c’mon people! Has Windows security taught you nothing?

]]> By: Paul Rodriguezhttp://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-400 Paul Rodriguez Thu, 29 Mar 2007 06:18:40 +0000 http://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-400 nothing of the sort has happened to me. my unit's firewall is still in its default state, but ssh and vnc are enabled. my network is behind a dedicated firewall, obviously. it seems unclear whether those experiencing these issues had firewalls in place. nothing of the sort has happened to me. my unit’s firewall is still in its default state, but ssh and vnc are enabled. my network is behind a dedicated firewall, obviously. it seems unclear whether those experiencing these issues had firewalls in place.

]]> By: l0rdr0ckhttp://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-392 l0rdr0ck Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:04:06 +0000 http://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-392 I am about 97% certain it is a task that checks permissions. WE NEVER SAID appleTV had a backdoor, we only know permissions got changed. Speculations are the only thing we have right now. I am about 97% certain it is a task that checks permissions. WE NEVER SAID
appleTV had a backdoor, we only know permissions got changed. Speculations
are the only thing we have right now.

]]> By: Xianlihttp://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-389 Xianli Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:34:31 +0000 http://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-389 This is maybe the reason >> FrontRow[245]UPD: clearing update files in /Users/frontrow/Updates Found in my system.log this morning. This is maybe the reason >>

FrontRow[245]UPD: clearing update files in /Users/frontrow/Updates

Found in my system.log this morning.

]]> By: foobarhttp://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-386 foobar Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:48:41 +0000 http://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-386 ...or perhaps, since the username and password are now well-known, someone simply logged into your appleTV after finding it via a portscan, and screwed with it. On a related note, why would ANYONE connect ANYTHING to their home network without having a dedicated firewall blocking access from the rest of the world? Are people really that trusting? …or perhaps, since the username and password are now well-known, someone simply logged into your appleTV after finding it via a portscan, and screwed with it.

On a related note, why would ANYONE connect ANYTHING to their home network without having a dedicated firewall blocking access from the rest of the world? Are people really that trusting?

]]> By: Jonathanhttp://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-385 Jonathan Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:48:04 +0000 http://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/03/29/is-there-an-apple-tv-backdoor/#comment-385 ipp wote: "We didn’t say Apple did it." And yet the headline of the blog post is "Apple vs Apple TV Mod'rs". Is it remotely possible that you did a factory restore, which would disable all of the settings you had previously enabled? ipp wote:
“We didn’t say Apple did it.”

And yet the headline of the blog post is “Apple vs Apple TV Mod’rs”.

Is it remotely possible that you did a factory restore, which would disable all of the settings you had previously enabled?

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