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RE: Microsoft: Excuses on iPod Virus Not Credible
From: "Alex Eckelberry" <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:29:52 -0400
Apple's arrogance is appalling. -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Fergie Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 3:16 PM To: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: [funsec] Microsoft: Excuses on iPod Virus Not Credible Go, Jonathan. :-) Via InfoWorld. [snip] Security and quality assurance experts reacted negatively to Apple Computer's efforts Tuesday to blame manufacturing problems that resulted in iPod MP3 players shipping with a virus that affects Microsoft's Windows operating system. Security professionals, including Microsoft's own product release virus scanning chief, called Apple's efforts to deflect blame onto Microsoft misleading and said the batch of factory-infected iPods reveals a troubling lack of thoroughness in the company's manufacturing process. On Monday, Apple released a statement on its Web site noting that a "small number of video iPods shipped with a Windows virus," which the company identified as RavMonE.exe. The number of affected iPods is small -- less than 1 percent of all Video iPods available for purchase after Sept. 12, 2006, the company said in its statement, adding "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." That statement drew criticism from security experts, including Jonathan Poon, the man in charge of scanning Microsoft products for viruses before they ship. [snip] More: http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/10/18/HNipodvirusupdate_1.html - ferg -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg(at)netzero.net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
Current thread:
- Microsoft: Excuses on iPod Virus Not Credible Fergie (Oct 18)
- Re: Microsoft: Excuses on iPod Virus Not Credible Dude VanWinkle (Oct 18)
- Re: Microsoft: Excuses on iPod Virus Not Credible Ron (Oct 18)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Microsoft: Excuses on iPod Virus Not Credible Alex Eckelberry (Oct 18)
- RE: Microsoft: Excuses on iPod Virus Not Credible Randy Abrams (Oct 18)
- Re: Microsoft: Excuses on iPod Virus Not Credible Brian Loe (Oct 18)