10/19/2006
Some iPods Have PC Virus
Oops. According to a notice on Apple's technical support site, 1% of Video iPods shipped after September 12 had a little present on their hard drives. It wasn't something good, like free music or movies, but a computer virus called "RavMonE.exe" that spreads via removable media.Apple's response was the following: "As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses, and even more upset with ourselves for not catching it... So far we have seen less than 25 reports concerning this problem.... and all Video iPods now shipping are virus free."
Mac users can breathe a sigh of relief, the "RavMonE.exe" virus only affects computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system. If you are a PC user who recently purchased a Video iPod, you can detect and remove the virus using an anti-virus software program like Norton AntiVirus. You should also scan any mass storage devices that you have recently attached to your PC such as external hard drives, digital cameras with removable media, and USB flash drives.
Good luck.
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That's nonsense, they quite clearly say they should have caught it themselves but do say that obviously it would be better for everyone (themselves included) if windows weren't so susceptible to viruses like this. I didn't read anything there that intimated that Apple are saying its Microsoft's fault there was a virus on their hardware.
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: October 18, 2006 4:52 PM
: October 18, 2006 4:52 PM
Basically, in the manufacturing plants, a PC or several had contracted a virus, and when initializing the iPod, (which until this story broke, many, including myself, did not know this was a step in the procdure) the virus was contracted...
This speaks VOLUMES about the instability of windows yet again...Even in a regulated plant, their machines can contract viruses...
The virus is totally safe when the iPod is connected to a mac...and they don't effect the nano or shuffle....
This speaks VOLUMES about the instability of windows yet again...Even in a regulated plant, their machines can contract viruses...
The virus is totally safe when the iPod is connected to a mac...and they don't effect the nano or shuffle....
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