Some iPods Shipping with Virus

October 17, 2006

You have got to be kidding me. I first heard about this from Apple News Now. Apparently, there are a few iPods shipping with the Virus, RavMonE.exe.

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.

You’re upset at Windows?!?! Oh that’s just plain wrong. Not only do you make a huge mistake with shipping a virus on iPods, but you got the nerve to blame Windows for it?!?! Who paid the 7th grader to write this up?? Know who the iPod killer is going to be? Apple. You heard it here first.

Apple support link

Update: Microsoft has spoken out defending themselves. This thing is taking a turn for the ugly in a rapid way. Apple… why???