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iPod Virus: Extreme FUD Warning!
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2002
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I wouldn't have believed this one if I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes:
Proof-of-concept iPod virus discovered
From the article:
It should be stressed that in order for the virus to function, Linux has to be installed on the iPod. If the virus is installed to the iPod by the user, the virus then installs itself to the folder which contains program demo versions. Podloso cannot be launched automatically without user involvement.
What the hell is wrong with people?
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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So pretty much for you to be infected by this virus you need to
* Install iPod Linux
* Install said virus
* Initiate said virus
Then gasp in shock as the message "You are infected with Oslo the first iPodLinux Virus" is displayed on your screen.
Apparently it's a really slows news day over at zdnet.
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Yeah, but that couldn't happen on accident.
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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I love their logic. They ignore everything that defines a computer virus and just assume "If the name says it's a virus it must be a virus." If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, but has a sign around its neck that says "Cow", it must be a cow.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Feb 2005
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I got a Unix virus in my e-mail once.
It was a text sig that said "Hi, I'm a Unix virus! Please delete some random files from your hard drive and send me to all your friends."
Quick, somebody call ZDNet.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jan 2003
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This is "Proof-of-Concept" that antivirus companies spend their day coming up with phony viruses.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Oct 2001
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"Proof-of-dumbass" virus, if you ask me.
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I'm a bird. I am the 1% (of pets).
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jun 2004
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The (not so scary) iPod virus.
Brought to you by Microsoft Zune.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: planning a comeback !
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Kaspersky ought to be shut down for that crap. Inexcusable.
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