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iPhone PWNED - superb tool eases iPhone hacking, delayed for a week now

March 31st, 2008 by ketyung

The iPhone Dev Team has developed a superb hacking tool called the PWNED tool. The PWNED tool allows you to batch the iPhone’s boot loader making it (and iPod Touch too) freely to be loaded with any firmware image, even the image not signed by Apple.

The PWNED tool simplifies the jailbreaking and unlocking process of the iPhone firmware, as you can now load the custom patched firmware onto your iPhone from iTunes directly. The developers claim that the PWN tool allows iPhone owners to easily restore their iPhone to whatever states they like such as from the jailbroken iPhone to the factorry-default.

The PWNED tool was first said to be released on Sunday, March 30th. But now there seems to be a delay for a week. Loading the PWNED tool onto your iPhone just needs you to follow the following instructions given by the iPhone Dev Team.

The first thing to do is make sure you have the Official IPSW of the firmware you are running (eg. If you are running 1.1.4, download 1.1.4). Now open the Pwnage tool, and click “Browse .ipsw” and browse to the firmware file that you just downloaded. Next you click the “iPwner” button, and watch as PWNAGE patches the iPhone bootlader, making it possible to circumvent any code signing checks. After this, your iPhone will reboot. As the iPhone reboots, exit the Pwnage app, and reopen it.

Here is where the magic happens, once the phone has rebooted, click on “IPSW Builder,” and you are presented with a list of the building options (jailbreak, unlock, etc..) including the all new “BootNeuter,” the ultimate iPhone unlocking solution. Once you have customized your IPSW, hit OK and let Pwnage build the restore file. Next we head to iTunes, option+click on the restore button, and navigate to the custom ipsw that you just created,. Hit OK and we’re done! iTunes will restore the iPhone to the state of your choosing (Be it jailbroken, unlocked etc…)

via [EngadgetMobile], via [iPhoneBuzz]

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