guruparan Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 (edited) Yes..its Official (http://www.apple.com/support/windowsvirus/) Apple iPod Video (selected model) has an virus in it! :blush: :no: WOO WOO...Even iPod has Virus!...It sucks me!... :angry: And in the apple's page, they have listed to do an online scan using "Windows Live Onecare Online scanner!"...Pretty Strange..(but also included other vendors listing!) More on the link http://www.apple.com/support/windowsvirus/ http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/apple-s...-windows-virus/ Edited October 17, 2006 by guruparan Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxicfume Veteran Posted October 17, 2006 Veteran Share Posted October 17, 2006 Heh... 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. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587963457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guruparan Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 Heh... Whom to be blamed? Microsoft or Apple or the manufacturer! :cool: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587963464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotwire Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 wtf... this is simpy lame. i think apple rather did it on purpose or window did so the whole onecare can start spreading. and why can't they just release one of those .exe that specifically cleans the ramon or smth virus? isn't this suspicious? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587963497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japlabot Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 First off... The cheek that Apple has for not even taking responsibility of their product (Blaming it on a contractor) :angry:. If it has your brand on it, then you should take responsiblity for the positives and negatives associated. And then they have the nerve to blame Windows for the virus (When a virus is a 3rd party application - when even on the same page, Apple say that they take no responsibility for 3rd party applications referring to the AntiVirus that they are recommending). Apple make good products, but I've never liked that snobbish company. I don't know how much more I can hate the company before I say no more to their products. They truely are a snotty little company. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587963514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickenchicken360 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 First off... The cheek that Apple has for not even taking responsibility of their product (Blaming it on a contractor) :angry:. If it has your brand on it, then you should take responsiblity for the positives and negatives associated. And then they have the nerve to blame Windows for the virus (When a virus is a 3rd party application - when even on the same page, Apple say that they take no responsibility for 3rd party applications referring to the AntiVirus that they are recommending). Apple make good products, but I've never liked that snobbish company. I don't know how much more I can hate the company before I say no more to their products. They truely are a snotty little company. i guess .. its a stuck up company that "steals" ideas for there own. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587964211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
noroom Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 :no: WOO WOO...Even iPod has Virus!...It sucks me!... :angry: WTF dude? It "sucks you"? :blink: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587964928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0m8er Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 :rofl: how! How? Could that happen??? Are they drunk or something there? What's next - viruses on dvds with movies??? :rolleyes: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587964951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 WTF dude? It "sucks you"? Yeah, I kinda wondered about that too... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587964964 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMonkey Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Ok, let's get this straight: The iPod that so many of us own, love and adore does not actually have a virus waiting in the wild, so to speak, ready to attack all of our precious music, videos and whatever else we can be bothered storing on one such iPod. INSTEAD; *SOME* iPods *ship* with a virus that affects Windows based PC's, something rather different than the title implies. Therefore, denizens, I conclude that the iPod (called so in the general mass-collective terminology) does not have a virus, and that you are all safe. (For now... :shiftyninja: ) (Didn't Creative have an issue like this a while back?) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587964992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted October 18, 2006 Veteran Share Posted October 18, 2006 First off... The cheek that Apple has for not even taking responsibility of their product (Blaming it on a contractor) :angry:. If it has your brand on it, then you should take responsiblity for the positives and negatives associated. And then they have the nerve to blame Windows for the virus (When a virus is a 3rd party application - when even on the same page, Apple say that they take no responsibility for 3rd party applications referring to the AntiVirus that they are recommending). Apple make good products, but I've never liked that snobbish company. I don't know how much more I can hate the company before I say no more to their products. They truely are a snotty little company. First they say it was on the iPods when they left the factory (which has happened to many companies), then they say about Windows (which is just stupid), then they say it was their fault they didn't catch it. The whole contractor thing was them just explaining how the virus got onto the devices. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587965063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Guy Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Apple, how desperate are you? Release an iPod that has a virus which only targets your competition and then blame the competition for it! I'm so tired of these desperate tactics. Take responsibility for your own mistakes and stop blaming Microsoft for your screw up. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587965876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guruparan Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 WTF dude? It "sucks you"? :blink: Yeap..i was frustrated when i heard this news...Did i bought the mp3 player (iPod) with an Virus in it?....Too bad...(that too for a company which speaks "VIRUS" is an alien language for them...(steve jobs doesnt know how much patches are still there surrounding mac os! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587966299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xow Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 /me lols Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587966323 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin001 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 i LOL'd at Apple :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587966359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRogers Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Talk about cheap digs and MS.... Apple have hit a new low. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587966374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toastyone Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 : :no: WOO WOO...Even iPod has Virus!...It sucks me!... :angry: :laugh: I read that and just started laughing mate....it almost sounds like the virus is sucking you off :rofl: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587966439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo_spook Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I find it worrying that people don't actually read news storys but comment on headlines Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587969310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-d-i-d-a-S Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I'm so tired of these desperate tactics. Take responsibility for your own mistakes and stop blaming Microsoft for your screw up. Tottaly agree, Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587969331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo_spook Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I take you are another that doesn't actually bother to read the storys and deigned to miss the bit where it said they blamed themselves??? of course, that would get in the way of a good rant :rolleyes: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587969335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
heffe2001 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I take you are another that doesn't actually bother to read the storys and deigned to miss the bit where it said they blamed themselves??? of course, that would get in the way of a good rant :rolleyes: That well may be true for some of the posters above, but Apple should have NEVER included this in their release: we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses, Very poor business tactics... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587969374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meraklis56 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 of course..lets blame microsoft cause apple did a mistake... apple has our trustness :p...wtf Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/504230-ipod-has-an-virus-its-official/#findComment-587969531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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