Hey guys, I have some pretty bad news for a lot of people in the 3DS scene.

Last night, Smealum tweeted the following message:

In addition, according to a couple of users on Reddit, even using the Tubehax DNS isn't going to keep you safe as it appears that Nintendo has added another update server (which means that even people using OpenDNS to block their URLs aren't completely safe). According to Reddit user /u/shiny_banana "the server in question (cbvc.cdn.nintendo.net) isn't currently blocked by Smealum's DNS."

Users unfortunate enough to get caught by Nintendo when trying to use Browserhax will be greeted with the following screen (courtesy of /u/Fuyuri):

Spoiler

This news makes me extremely curious as many of us weren't aware that Nintendo was even able to do something like this on older firmwares. It's enough to make me wonder what else Nintendo is capable of doing that most of us assumed was impossible. Is this limited to certain firmwares or are people using 9.2 and below in trouble (Edit: It appears to only be happening on systems that are 9.9 and above)? Is it possible for Nintendo to go the route of the Wii U and stealthily update 3DS systems in the future? Could you be playing a game online and then suddenly have your system updated without a confirmation? Will they be able to block Ironfall and Cubic Ninja? There are so many questions and so few answers now.

I highly advise people at this point to simply disconnect their 3DSes from the internet until we learn more. Those who are blocking Nintendo's update servers may be able to stay safe if they block the following URL in addition to the others: cbvc.cdn.nintendo.net. That said, who knows if there are more servers that haven't been discovered yet.

Edit: Tubehax has been updated to block the new server so people who rely on it can continue to do so.

Check out this post by @daxtsu who has been following along with these developments and has kindly consolidated as much information as we know into one post.

 

[Matthew Doyle]

I'm going to give this a shot, thanks.

It just does the same error for me.

I wonder if there is a way to view webpages like a psp when you typed in file:\\\ or something like that. That would make the exploit work for sure.

 

[Matthew Doyle]

I tried to follow this tutorial https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutoria...memenühax-themehax-exploit-noob-guide.398238/ and now I have a message saying this instead:

"In order to use the internet browser, a system update is required. To perform a system update, select System Update from Other Settings in System Settings."

It makes sense, but why did the error above change to this?

 

[EMP Knightmare]

I'm going to give this a shot, thanks.

It just does the same error for me.

I wonder if there is a way to view webpages like a psp when you typed in file:\\\ or something like that. That would make the exploit work for sure.

I tried to follow this tutorial https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-webkithax-exploit-homemenühax-themehax-exploit-noob-guide.398238/ and now I have a message saying this instead:

"In order to use the internet browser, a system update is required. To perform a system update, select System Update from Other Settings in System Settings."

It makes sense, but why did the error above change to this?

Dude double/triple posting is a no no here, if anything use the edit feature on your original post please

 

[Matthew Doyle]

Dude double/triple posting is a no no here, if anything use the edit feature on your original post please

I'm sorry. I don't do a lot of forums, and it has been a while since I have been on a forum and posted. I'm just trying to get things figured out, I'm sure you understand.

I'll try to delete my other posts.

I was also trying to reply to conversations and not double post...

 

[Flora Cherry]

my video for show all mine work ^^ no problèm

 

[EMP Knightmare]

I'm sorry. I don't do a lot of forums, and it has been a while since I have been on a forum and posted. I'm just trying to get things figured out, I'm sure you understand.

I'll try to delete my other posts.

Totally understandable

 

[lAkdaOpeKA]

I found this in the Nintendo 3DS manual (the one in the image is from the downloadable one)

They could update everything, even if it says that it only updates those definitions.
Manual link: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/manual-nintendo-3dsxl-operations-english.pdf

 

[mc-kiler]

Is this true ? I was gonna sell cubic Ninja but now ???

Damn i dont know i have a n3ds 9.0 just sold GW

What do you guys think ?

 

[tony_2018]

Dude double/triple posting is a no no here, if anything use the edit feature on your original post please

if he did double post the forum would automatically merge them. No need.

 

[EMP Knightmare]

Clearly it doesn't always happen :/

 

[tony_2018]

Yes

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It does

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Work

 

[EMP Knightmare]

*looks at the top of the page* Ummm then why hasn't happened yet?

 

[tony_2018]

Look at the interval of when he posted his replies, 1hr, 17minutes...etc...etc. I'm sure the forum has an interval of when they automatically merge threads.

 

[YourHero]

I'm super curious if 9.2 or older firmwares will be hit with this too. I don't leave my 3DS online long enough besides to boot the GW. The GW android app doesn't function right with 5.0 and higher so I have to enable actual tethering. But if I have my other phone with 4.4 it doesn't go online period. So hopefully this won't happen at all on 9.2 or older.

 

[thealgorithm]

I'm super curious if 9.2 or older firmwares will be hit with this too. I don't leave my 3DS online long enough besides to boot the GW. The GW android app doesn't function right with 5.0 and higher so I have to enable actual tethering. But if I have my other phone with 4.4 it doesn't go online period. So hopefully this won't happen at all on 9.2 or older.

There is probably more higher chance of this happening in later firmwares. I am just keeping the sysnand on 4.5 and always nearly in emunand so not too important for me to update the sysnand to a higher version

 

[Quantumcat]

I'm super curious if 9.2 or older firmwares will be hit with this too. I don't leave my 3DS online long enough besides to boot the GW. The GW android app doesn't function right with 5.0 and higher so I have to enable actual tethering. But if I have my other phone with 4.4 it doesn't go online period. So hopefully this won't happen at all on 9.2 or older.

It would have to have been included with the 9.2 firmware update so I don't think so. On 9.9 it was installed like a remote bomb, they activated it later on.

 

[kn1v3s]

On 9.9 it was installed like a remote bomb, they activated it later on.

 

[MrJason005]

Today I tried to visit a website on my GW emuNAND (10.1.0-27E), and a couple of weeks ago it worked fine, but now it asked me to update in order to let me visit ANY web page.
4.5 sysNAND seems fine, for how long though...
I hope they won't patch DS profile exploit.

 

[thealgorithm]

Today I tried to visit a website on my GW emuNAND (10.1.0-27E), and a couple of weeks ago it worked fine, but now it asked me to update in order to let me visit ANY web page.
4.5 sysNAND seems fine, for how long though...
I hope they won't patch DS profile exploit.

The later firmwares more than likely had the "timebomb" which activated and blocked the browser.

You are probably safe with the sysnand on 4.5 however as this is very unlikely to have this mechanism in the firmware to block the browser

 

[Matthew Doyle]

*looks at the top of the page* Ummm then why hasn't happened yet?

It's actually because I don't know how, I couldn't find a delete button...