Guess it's only a matter of time before a virus attacks your iPod. *sigh*
[FONT face=Verdana][FONT size=2]October 18, 2006
[/FONT][FONT size=+0]Apple Blames Microsoft for iPod Virus[/FONT][/FONT][FONT face=Verdana size=2]
By [A href="http://www.internetnews.com/feedback.php/http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3638651"]Ed Sutherland[/A]
[/FONT][!--content_start--] [FONT size=2][FONT face=Verdana]UPDATED: Apple Computer ([/FONT][/FONT][A href="http://www.internetnews.com/stocks/quotes/quote.php/AAPL"][FONT face=Verdana size=2]Quote[/FONT][/A][!--, [A HREF="http://www.internetnews.com/stocks/quotes/chart.php/AAPL/chart"]Chart[/A]--][FONT face=Verdana size=2]) is apologizing to owners of recent video iPods users who may find their devices infected by a Windows-based virus. [/FONT] [FONT face=Verdana size=2]While the RavMonE.exe virus is rated a low risk by anti-virus companies, the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker is pointing a finger of blame at Microsoft. ([/FONT][A href="http://www.internetnews.com/stocks/quotes/quote.php/MSFT"][FONT face=Verdana size=2]Quote[/FONT][/A][!--, [A HREF="http://www.internetnews.com/stocks/quotes/chart.php/MSFT/chart"]Chart[/A]--][FONT face=Verdana size=2]) [/FONT] [FONT face=Verdana size=2]Apple said it discovered the RavMonE.exe virus on video iPods leaving a contract manufacturer and effects units purchased after Sept. 12, 2006. Owners of iPod nanos, shuffles and Mac OS X operating system are unaffected, according to the Cupertino, Calif-based computer maker. [/FONT] [FONT face=Verdana size=2]The virus propagates using mass storage devices connected to Windows machines, such as external hard drives, digital cameras, removable media and USB flash drives. The effect is mild: your computer security settings are lowered and is easily-detected, according to [/FONT][A href="http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_139985.htm"][FONT face=Verdana size=2]McAfee[/FONT][/A][FONT face=Verdana size=2] [QUOTE NYSE:MFE]. [/FONT] [FONT face=Verdana size=2]Microsoft, however, said the virus does not appear to take advantage of a Windows vulnerability. [/FONT] [FONT face=Verdana size=2]"It is important to note that no operating system is immune to malicious software," a Microsoft spokesperson noted. [/FONT] [FONT face=Verdana size=2]Microsoft also encouraged third-party vendors to scan products for malicious software before devices are shipped to consumers.[/FONT]
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[FONT size=1]Other re: iPod Worm: [/FONT][A href="http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/002971.html"][FONT size=1]http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/002971.html[/FONT][/A]
