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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Small Number of Video iPods Shipped With Windows Virus
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| 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...
> `----
>
> http://www.apple.com/support/windowsvirus/
>
> In protest of DRM appliances, as well as platforms
> that offer no protection. Only a couple of days ago:
>
> Spyware infection prompts McDonalds MP3 recall
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Users who connected the McDonalds-branded MP3 player to their
>| Windows PC were exposed to spyware code programmed to transmit
>| their web passwords and other sensitive information to hackers.
> `----
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/16/mcd_spyware_mp3_recall/
>
> Reminiscent of that infamous Sony rootkit, the recalls, the
> angry Windows users, and the irreversible PR damage.
>
> Addendum:
>
> Apple blames Windows for iPod virus
>
> "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," they wrote.
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/061017/1361931.html?.v=1
>
Why would anyone risk building a device on Windows - sooner or later,
this problem is /bound/ to come up.
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| Mark Kent -- mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk |
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Someone who knowns 101 ways to make love, but can't get a date.
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