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AVG Update Breaks iTunes

Posted by kdawson on from the one-man's-virus-is-another-man's-music dept.

nate_in_ME writes "After getting a positive from the AVG virus detector while playing music on iTunes just a few minutes ago, I did a bit of research. It appears that AVG has recently pushed an update to the virus definitions that flags every iPod/iTunes related file as being infected with the 'Small.BOG' trojan. Interestingly enough, AVG does not have any information on this particular virus in their virus encyclopedia. Discussion on the Apple forum is up to 4 pages and climbing. One user there had an interesting thought: 'Maybe Palm has some shares in AVG...MUAHAAAA!!' (on page 3)."

14 of 185 comments (clear)

  1. AVG is doing its job by Norsefire · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bad music is a virus.

    It spreads like wildfire and everyone has it.

    1. Re:AVG is doing its job by Enderandrew · · Score: 4, Funny

      My wife has New Kids on the Block CDs still. I'm terrified I'll catch something from her.

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    2. Re:AVG is doing its job by davester666 · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, you're safe. I know from personal experience...I haven't caught anything from her yet.

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    3. Re:AVG is doing its job by Midnight+Thunder · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, you're safe. I know from personal experience...I haven't caught anything from her yet.

      I take it your sudden taste in Celine Dion is unrelated?

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  2. No Surprise by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 3, Funny

    AVG does not have any information on this particular virus in their virus encyclopedia

    That is the case for ~99% of the viruses in their "encyclopedia".

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  3. Re:Haha, good by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 4, Funny

    "iTunes is about as useful as malware."

    The ghost of Steve Jobs rattles his chains at you. (oooooohhhh...)
    Yes, he is dead. Apple built an animatronic replica to placate shareholders.

  4. Viruses ? Antiviruses ?... by koolfy · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... Do they still exist ?

    I'm sorry, I've been using Linux for 5 years now, so I'm a little bit ahead of your world...
    Just tell me when you get to the package manager revolution, or at least the trustful and reliable software era.

    *no offense.*

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  5. Re:Avastly superior antivirus... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    I don't use Windows so I don't get viruses, and I don't listen to music, because I don't like to pay the RIAA.

    See, I can write completely pointless, smug, and unhelpful posts too.

  6. Re:Conspiracy! by dov_0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    AVG breaking something? Shock horror! It's normally Symantec that does that...

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  7. Re:Update by Runaway1956 · · Score: 2, Funny

    iTunes - - - normal - - - iTunes - - - normal

    I just don't get the connection.

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  8. Damn! by rueger · · Score: 2, Funny

    I always knew that I liked AVG, but this is just the coolest! iTunes really is rather virus like.

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  9. Re:Haha, good by flydpnkrtn · · Score: 2, Funny

    Brings a whole new meaning to the "Fake Steve Jobs blog" lol... hmm what do we call it? iSteve?

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  10. Re:Haha, good by DavidTC · · Score: 2, Funny

    And if you don't have that optin set, it runs in the background...and...um...does nothing.

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  11. Re:This poster is a market droid plant! by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, and your post is completely Troll. But it's okay, this is /. so we learn to live with that sort of thing.