Some Video iPods shipped with Windows virus

Earlier this week it was reported that McDonalds had distributed virus infected MP3 players. Another example has come to attention that shows that any brand (even Apple) isn’t immune from viral nuiscances.

Geek.com reports:

Apple ships some iPods with virus - Apple took what should have been a very embarrassing situation for the company and turned it into an opportunity to bash Microsoft. According to the company’s Support website, some Video iPods totaling less than 1% of those available were found to be carrying the Windows RavMonE.exe virus. The affected iPods were those available for purchase after September 12th of this year.

As posted on Apple.com

We recently discovered that a small number - less than 1% - of the Video iPods available for purchase after September 12, 2006, left our contract manufacturer carrying the Windows RavMonE.exe virus. 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. So far we have 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.

As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses, and even more upset with ourselves for not catching it.

If you suspect your iPod may be infected, visit Apple.com for advice on how to remove the virus.
-Roland

Roland Reinhart is an interactive marketing professional. His observations can be found at Chaos365.com and AdMadMan.com.

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