AVG Update Breaks iTunes

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Posted by kdawson on Saturday July 25, 2009 @08:20PM 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)."

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AVG is doing its job (Score:4, Funny)

by Norsefire ( 1494323 ) * writes: on Saturday July 25, 2009 @08:21PM (#28822959) Journal

Bad music is a virus.

It spreads like wildfire and everyone has it.

No Surprise (Score:4, Funny)

by TheRealMindChild ( 743925 ) writes: on Saturday July 25, 2009 @08:40PM (#28823097) Homepage Journal

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".

Re:Haha, good (Score:5, Funny)

by Sponge Bath ( 413667 ) writes: on Saturday July 25, 2009 @08:40PM (#28823099)

"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.

Re:AVG is doing its job (Score:5, Funny)

by Enderandrew ( 866215 ) writes: <enderandrew&gmail,com> on Saturday July 25, 2009 @08:48PM (#28823157) Homepage Journal

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

Re:AVG is doing its job (Score:5, Funny)

by davester666 ( 731373 ) writes: on Saturday July 25, 2009 @08:54PM (#28823183) Journal

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

Viruses ? Antiviruses ?... (Score:1, Funny)

by koolfy ( 1213316 ) writes: <koolfyNO@SPAMgmail.com> on Saturday July 25, 2009 @09:11PM (#28823285) Homepage Journal

... 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.*

Re:Avastly superior antivirus... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday July 25, 2009 @09:18PM (#28823329)

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.

Re:Conspiracy! (Score:2, Funny)

by dov_0 ( 1438253 ) writes: on Saturday July 25, 2009 @10:11PM (#28823587)

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

Re:Update (Score:3, Funny)

by Runaway1956 ( 1322357 ) writes: on Saturday July 25, 2009 @11:07PM (#28823913) Homepage Journal

iTunes - - - normal - - - iTunes - - - normal
I just don't get the connection.

Re:AVG is doing its job (Score:3, Funny)

by Midnight Thunder ( 17205 ) writes: on Saturday July 25, 2009 @11:13PM (#28823953) Homepage Journal

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?

Damn! (Score:3, Funny)

by rueger ( 210566 ) writes: on Saturday July 25, 2009 @11:32PM (#28824033) Homepage

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

Re:Haha, good (Score:3, Funny)

by flydpnkrtn ( 114575 ) writes: on Sunday July 26, 2009 @02:44AM (#28824891)

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

Re:Haha, good (Score:2, Funny)

by DavidTC ( 10147 ) writes: <slas45dxsvadiv.v ... m ['x.c' in gap]> on Sunday July 26, 2009 @11:44AM (#28827349) Homepage

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

Re:This poster is a market droid plant! (Score:3, Funny)

by shutdown -p now ( 807394 ) writes: on Sunday July 26, 2009 @02:30PM (#28828509) Journal

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

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Viruses ? Antiviruses ?... (Score:1, Funny)

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Re:Conspiracy! (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Update (Score:3, Funny)

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Damn! (Score:3, Funny)

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