Ipod windows virus

Apple itself had a problem with a Windows virus getting on to some new iPods back in October It said it traced the problem to a single infected Windows machine used at a contract manufacturer. The company said it had put steps in place to make sure this wouldn't happen again. To my knowledge, it hasn't happened since then. Nor is the issue limited to iPods. Best Buy had an issue earlier this year where it was forced to warn customers that some of its Insignia photo frames shipped with a virus.

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Apparently, not so. If you bought an iPod video between September 12, and October 18, , there is, according to Apple, a 1 percent chance it contains a worm called RavMonE.

The worm is of the sort that opens a "back door" on a PC so that a remote user can start controlling the infected computer. The iPod shuffles and iPod nanos shipped after September 12 are not infected with the malware; the worm does nothing to harm the iPod device itself; and people who only connect the iPod video to a Mac running Mac OS X will never activate the worm.

The malware is in the Windows-support programs that live on the iPod. That way, you'll be prompted to approve each application the iPod software wants to run. If your computer asks you to run something called RavMonE. B, Backdoor. Rajump and numerous other names, just say no. In fact, it's probably best to put e-mail rules into effect and just say no to running anything that looks unfamiliar.

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