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| 1 | +# Bad Update Hack |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +In Feburary 2025, Grimdoomer released the [Xbox360BadUpdate](https://github.com/Grimdoomer/Xbox360BadUpdate) |
| 4 | +hypervisor exploit, which allows for running unsigned code on any Xbox 360 |
| 5 | +model on the 17559 dashboard version - the latest as of 1st October 2025, |
| 6 | +released on 12th November 2019 - using entirely software-based entrypoints. |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +Several save game exploits can be used to launch the Bad Update exploit: |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +* **Tony Hawk's American Wasteland** via Tony Hawk's Pro Strcpy. |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +* **Rock Band Blitz** via DaTArrest. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +* **Xbox 360 Dashboard** via ABadAvatar - the guide will be using this exploit. |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +This guide will show you how to launch XeLL Reloaded and other LibXenon homebrew. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +## What you need |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +* An Xbox 360 running dashboard 2.0.17559.0. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +* A FAT32 formatted USB drive. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +* The latest version of [ABadAvatar](https://github.com/shutterbug2000/ABadAvatar/releases). |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +* The latest version of [FreeMyXe](https://github.com/FreeMyXe/FreeMyXe/releases). |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +## Preparation steps |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +1. Ensure your console is on dashboard version 2.0.17559.0. |
| 31 | +  |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +2. If enabled, disable automatic profile sign-in for your profile. |
| 34 | +  |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +3. Disconnect from Wi-Fi on your console, or unplug the Ethernet cable. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +## Copying files |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +1. Extract the contents of the ABadAvatar ZIP file to the root of your USB |
| 41 | + drive. There should be a "BadUpdatePayload" folder and a "Content" folder. |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +2. Extract the contents of the FreeMyXe ZIP file to the BadUpdatePayload folder |
| 44 | + on your USB drive. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +3. Delete any existing "default.xex" in the BadUpdatePayload folder, and rename |
| 47 | + "FreeMyXe.xex" to "default.xex". |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +## Running the exploit |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +1. Turn off your console, then plug in your USB and turn it on again. |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +2. At the dashboard, you should see a notice from ABadAvatar and the exploit |
| 54 | + will start running. |
| 55 | +  |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +3. Within 2 minutes, your Xbox should show you a prompt from FreeMyXe. If you |
| 58 | + don't get a prompt or your console freezes, power off the console and try |
| 59 | + again. |
| 60 | +  |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +4. Select "Launch XeLL instead" and XeLL Reloaded will launch. |
| 63 | +  |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +5. It is safe to re-connect an Ethernet cable once XeLL has launched. |
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