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appleinsider.com - 7/27/2009
AVG antivirus update attacks Apple's iTunes
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A database update from AVG over the weekend made the Windows antivirus software attack users' iTunes installations, mistakenly viewing the application's library files as a Trojan virus and placing them in quarantine.
avg.com.au - 7/27/2009
iTunes reported as a Trojan by AVG - How to Fix
— avg.com.au — Saturday, 25th July 2009 - Unfortunately, a recent virus database update resulted in iTunes being detected as... a Trojan by AVG security products . We can confirm that it was a false alarm. AVG immediately released a new virus database update ... (more) iTunes reported as a Trojan by AVG - How to Fix

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iPhoneWorld.ca: AVG Bringing Anti-Virus to iPhone & Mac
iphoneworld.ca - 7/29/2009
iPhoneWorld.ca: AVG Bringing Anti-Virus to iPhone & Mac
— iphoneworld.ca — iPhone World.ca writes : An interview with JR Smith (CEO of AVG) revealed his desire to have... a full-blown antimalware solution for the iPhone, along with plans for a desktop edition of AVG to hit OS X. “I’d love to see it towards ... (more) iPhoneWorld.ca: AVG Bringing Anti-Virus to iPhone & Mac

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AVG Antivirus Update Targets iTunes
TheAppleBlog — ... Over the weekend antivirus software giant AVG pushed a virus definitions database update to its users that mistakenly identified the library for the Windows version of iTunes as a Trojan and placed its contents in quarantine. AppleInsider reports today that users affected by the blunder lodged complaints on both the Apple Support and AVG Support forums. ...

News: Mix: Spotify, AVG, $1 million app, Toshiba
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — ... ad-supported service and a premium service that costs £9.99, or roughly $16.50, a month that removes all advertisements. The company’s iPhone application is designed to be used with the premium plan, and would allow users to create a playlist of songs to listen to and then temporarily store it on the device for playback without the need for an Internet connection. Apple has yet to approve the application. Windows antivirus software AVG sent out a database update over the weekend that caused problems for many iTunes users. AppleInsider reports that the update mistakenly viewed ...

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