RE: Buy an iPod, get a free computer virus

[Alex Eckelberry <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>]

AFAIK it's not a virus, it's part of DollarRevenue (adware). 

Alex
 

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Fergie
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 9:07 PM
To: rms () bsf-llc com
Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: Re: [funsec] Buy an iPod, get a free computer virus

How marvelously apropos. :-)

- ferg


-- "Richard M. Smith" <rms () bsf-llc com> wrote:

http://news.com.com/Apple+loads+Windows+virus+on+iPods/2100-7349_3-61268
04.html?tag=nefd.t
op

update Apple Computer warned on Tuesday that some of its latest iPods
have shipped with a Windows virus.

The company said that a small number of video iPods made after Sept. 12
included the RavMonE virus. It said it has seen fewer than 25 reports of
the problem, which it said does not affect other models of the media
player, nor does it affect Macs.

...


--
"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet  fergdawg(at)netzero.net
ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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