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We love to hate iTunes, and apparently so does AVG
Within the last 24 hours, AVG has taken iTunes abuse to another level. Actions speak louder than words, after all, and an antivirus deciding to classify iTunes components as trojans? That's hard core.
AVG reports two core files - iTunes.dll and iTunesRegistry.dll - are infected with Small.BOG. As Inquisitr points out, that name doesn't appear in any other major antivirus provider's databases. Now, it's possible that AVG picked up on something nasty going on before every other provider in the world. It's much more likely, however, that this is a giant screw up.
And of course, that's exactly what AVG is reporting. If you run both programs, it's your call. If you hate iTunes, go ahead and let AVG burn it to the ground. If you'd rather not screw things up, make sure you choose not to quarantine the files and update your definitions right away. Based on what's been posted in the AVG forums, the new defs correct the problem.
[via Inquisitr]
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Subscribe to commentsDrew GreenJul 25th 2009 6:50PM
Epic fail, considering that most of the AVG Free users are barely computer literate people who have a friend that installed anti virus for them so they would be protected. They're not going to get this memo.
Dave A.Jul 25th 2009 7:43PM
Aww, it only affects iTunes and not core Windows files? For shame, AVG! You can't even mess things up properly!
:-P
Andy GrattonJul 25th 2009 7:48PM
Apple is one big virus, so it's rather apt imo.
anticitizenJul 26th 2009 9:54AM
Keep telling yourself it will just go away, lol...
SkortinJul 25th 2009 8:29PM
Actually, this is a pretty good idea. They shouldn't "fix" this.
racingfreak92Jul 25th 2009 9:03PM
been buying AVG for years and now im done. AVG popped up telling me itunes.dll was a virus, i clicked "ignore" but when i started itunes a critical file was missing. Now i have to download the fucking itunes installer again at the crazy slow speeds apple has.
Buh bye AVG, i will be buying a different AV for the rest of my life
MasonJul 26th 2009 7:50PM
Open your AVG tray program, go into the resident shield, and under "Manage Exceptions," add the iTunes and iPod folders under program files to the exceptions list.
After that, go into "History>Virus Vault" and look for the "C:\\Program Files\iTunes\" files, select them, and hit "Restore."
Fixed... AVG won't buttslam iTunes anymore, and your iTunes core files are restored.
JonJul 25th 2009 8:59PM
MediaMonkey : )
jfherringJul 25th 2009 10:55PM
About time somebody did it. I can't stand iTunes. I tried it one time, and couldn't get "bonjour" off of my system without a ton of work. iTunes is a huge trojan, always installing crap you don't want . There shouldn't be a "fix" for this, since it is the correct behavior!
nhallstar007Jul 25th 2009 11:32PM
i started my lqptop and i saw that it was a threat i was like crap i had to reinstall itunes it was just a friggin mess
RockyJul 26th 2009 12:14AM
Call it a screw up if you will. But iTunes has never been anything more than a virus to me.
But if you want a better free antivirus solution, try Avira.
Reginald E JohnsonJul 26th 2009 12:30AM
Too bad you Windows users have that problem, I don't have that problem, I have a Mac! I have been running them for 12 years with no problems and no Virus protection!
gonintendoJul 26th 2009 3:33PM
I've been doing the same with windows for years. what's your point?
motangJul 26th 2009 1:16AM
*cough* Songbird *cough*!
JennJul 27th 2009 9:27AM
I like songbird, however, I will not be using it until a few fixed are made: 1) it stops messing up my album art 2) It stops rewriting my library tags to something bogus.
CashJul 26th 2009 3:13AM
Just to clarify a bit:
Itunes for the Mac: pretty sweet program
Itunes for the PC: Broken piece of crap that should be an embarrassment to every single Apple employee that has even so much as *looked* at it's code.
I have never understood why this is, seeing how statistically, more iPod and iPhone users are running the PC version, and not the Mac version. Then again, if Apple did shit that made sense, they wouldn't be Apple now, would they?
MollyJul 26th 2009 4:58AM
"most of the AVG Free users are barely computer literate people who have a friend that installed anti virus for them so they would be protected."
those "friends" you can do without :)
AVG is installing a browser toolbar, their 'link checker' isn't exactly kosher ... makes AVG malicious software in my books.
as for iTunes/Quicktime, the folks installing that PoS (piece of software!) on a windows box simply do not deserve better.
asianxredneckJul 26th 2009 8:28AM
If you don't know how to deal with itunes ..then use something else.And I wouldn't use AVG anyways..it's crap!
Alex TayraJul 26th 2009 9:19AM
>> Small.BOG
hah.. "bog" means "god" in russian..
itunes=god?.. nice joke avg
LionelJul 26th 2009 11:27PM
Yeah and 'bog' means 'shit' in aussie slang. eg I'm going to the toilet to have a bog'..