Virus found on some iPods.

Mattlike · Mattlike #1 (**permalink**)

10-17-2006, 08:18 PM

http://news.com.com/http://news.com....?tag=cnetfd.mt

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Thankfully, my iPod is synced to my MBP.

macEfan · macEfan #2 (**permalink**)

10-17-2006, 08:48 PM

well it won't affect my computers :p

at least apple put a lot of work into finding and correcting the problem!

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #3 (**permalink**)

10-17-2006, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Article

Joswiak said the virus does not affect Macs or the iPod itself

That is the only sentence of importance in the article as far as I am concerned.
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Mattlike · Mattlike #4 (**permalink**)

10-17-2006, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by D3v1L80Y

That is the only sentence of importance in the article as far as I am concerned.
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haha exactly.

coach_z · coach_z #5 (**permalink**)

10-17-2006, 11:52 PM

i like this line:
"Apple said that there was no intentional placement of the virus on the iPods. "You can rest assured of that," he said."

there should be intentional placement of virus on ipods in order to torture windows users even more....they are already used to it!!! lol im kidding if you take me serious you are dumb

-chirs

dan828 · dan828 #6 (**permalink**)

10-19-2006, 04:07 PM

Is it just me or does it seem that Apple QC has been slipping in the last year? First all of the other "minor" issues (thermal paste, heat sinks, video drivers, case discoloration, etc), and now this.

We can all laugh at iPods spreading Windows viruses, but seeing as a majority of iPod users are PC users, I'd expect Apple (or its vendors) to take better care of it's customers. Basically, the computers used in that type of production environment should be totally isolated from the internet or any outside content-- there should have been no way at all for a virus to get on there.

And Apple's response was basically, sorry, windows sucks, we'll try not to let it happen again, here are some links to some anti-virus products. For a major corporation like Apple to basically wash their hands of it and blame someone else is not very encouraging.

kman445 · kman445 #7 (**permalink**)

10-20-2006, 07:50 AM

well in 2006 if people dont have antivirus programs on there PC then t5hey deserve to get a virus. so if it did efffect their computers then i don't feel sorry for them

macEfan #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 01, 2004 Location: Somewhere in the world Posts: 1,110 Mac Specs: Powermac g4 400mhz, 10gb, 256mb ram, OS9	10-17-2006, 08:48 PM well it won't affect my computers :p at least apple put a lot of work into finding and correcting the problem! Report offensive posts Don't forget to use the rep system!
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coach_z #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 23, 2004 Location: North NJ Posts: 3,169 Mac Specs: i dont have no mac's	10-17-2006, 11:52 PM i like this line: "Apple said that there was no intentional placement of the virus on the iPods. "You can rest assured of that," he said." there should be intentional placement of virus on ipods in order to torture windows users even more....they are already used to it!!! lol im kidding if you take me serious you are dumb -chirs MoTM honor roll... when? i dont remember
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kman445 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 09, 2006 Location: Ottawa ,Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,328 Mac Specs: 24" iMac 2.66GHz Core2Duo // 15" Macbook Pro2.53GHz Core2Duo	10-20-2006, 07:50 AM well in 2006 if people dont have antivirus programs on there PC then t5hey deserve to get a virus. so if it did efffect their computers then i don't feel sorry for them "I asked who i am to her, and she yelled god"
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Mattlike #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 30, 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,653 Mac Specs: Unibody MBP 2.4 GHz C2D/27" Core i7 iMac	10-17-2006, 08:18 PM http://news.com.com/http://news.com....?tag=cnetfd.mt neye: Thankfully, my iPod is synced to my MBP.
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dan828 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 12, 2005 Location: Ceres, Ca Posts: 670 Mac Specs: iPad 32 GB 3G	10-19-2006, 04:07 PM Is it just me or does it seem that Apple QC has been slipping in the last year? First all of the other "minor" issues (thermal paste, heat sinks, video drivers, case discoloration, etc), and now this. We can all laugh at iPods spreading Windows viruses, but seeing as a majority of iPod users are PC users, I'd expect Apple (or its vendors) to take better care of it's customers. Basically, the computers used in that type of production environment should be totally isolated from the internet or any outside content-- there should have been no way at all for a virus to get on there. And Apple's response was basically, sorry, windows sucks, we'll try not to let it happen again, here are some links to some anti-virus products. For a major corporation like Apple to basically wash their hands of it and blame someone else is not very encouraging.
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