Gear Factor:
It seems some video iPods were recently shipped with a Windows virus on board. According to a statement on Apple's Web site, a small number -- less than one percent -- shipped after Sept. 12 carry the RavMonE virus, a mass storage virus that only affects Windows computers. It reportedly was traced to a PC at the manufacturer where the iPods were made, and it can be detected and removed by up-to-date anti-virus software.
Apple has received less than 25 reports of infected iPods, but the statement makes it clear the company is none too happy about it:
"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."
The virus affects only Windows, not Macs or the iPod itself. Apple has posted instructions for removal of the virus on its site
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