Finger pointing, blame game as Apple’s rising star suffers from a little sniffle …
Some Video iPods Have Virus Pre-Installed
Apple has admitted that some Video iPods purchased after September 12, may carry a Windows virus called “RavMonE.exe”.
The company said that only a small number – less than 1% – of the Video iPods available for purchase after September 12, 2006 are infected with the virus, blaming the company’s contract manufacturer for the popular portable device.
This known virus affects only Windows computers, and up to date anti-virus software which is included with most Windows computers should detect and remove it. Apple said that it has seen less than 25 reports concerning this problem. The iPod nano, iPod shuffle and Mac OS X are not affected, and all Video iPods now shipping are virus free.
Blog community response:
“McDonalds promptly apologized and set up a help line for affected users. Apple promptly blamed Microsoft and apologized. Apple doesn’t seem to get it. It isn’t that there was a virus on the iPods, the issue is that they did not know what they were releasing.
Apple Blames Microsoft for iPod Virus
UPDATED: Apple Computer is apologizing to owners of recent video iPods users who may find their devices infected by a Windows-based virus.
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.
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Microsoft Cries Foul Over iPod Virus Blame Shifting
… It’s not a matter of which platform the virus originated [on]. … director of technical education for ESET, followed up by saying “The Apple iPod incident was was not about Microsoft having a hardy operating system, it was all about security and process.
Tech Dirt: Mac Users’ Security Smugness
From the flame-on dept
. . . Mac users had better watch out — for all six instances of malicious code written to attack OS X that were discovered in the first half of the year. Of course, that’s more than the zero that were found in the second half of 2005, so it’s enough for CNN to say attacks on the Mac are rising. The claim that the virus found on a small number of iPods earlier this week “highlighted” the threat to Macs is even more bizarre, considering it was a Windows virus. But hey, a little Mac smack talk always makes for good headlines, as bloggers around the world have figured out
McAfee sicks Stinger on iPod virus
McAfee, Inc. comes to the rescue with a version of McAfee Stinger, which targets two Windows-based threats that are still being identified on video iPod and MP3 devices
