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McAfee Issues Stinger For Windows Virus Found on iPods

McAfee has issued a version of its Stinger software that specifically looks for two Windows viruses that were recently found loaded on a small number of video iPods. According to IT Business, McAfee’s virus definitions already target both viruses and their various strains, but the Stinger was issued for consumers who don’t have adequate protection. However, it’s not a substitute for full anti-virus protection.

The two viruses are W32/RJump, also known as RJump, and W32/QQPass, which also goes by QQPass. The former opens backdoors that can ultimately result in loss of personal data or other problems. The latter steals passwords from a Chinese instant messaging program called QQ. Both spread via spam, instant messaging, external storage devices, such as iPods or other MP3 players, and other means.

Apple first alerted users to the problem on Tuesday, but said that "far less than one percent" of the video iPods it shipped after Sept. 12, 2006 were inadvertently loaded with a worm called RavMonE.exe. The problem occurred at the third party facility that assembles the iPods, and Apple said it quickly fixed the issue, which doesn’t affect iPod nano nor iPod shuffle.

Apple has a support page set up to deal with the situation and direct consumers to Web sites where they can download anti-virus software. It’s not clear if RavMonE.exe is a variant of one of the viruses that McAfee addressed with the Stinger it released on Friday. In its press release, the company said that W32/RJump and W32/QQPass had both been found on video iPods, but it acknowledged that the two viruses have propagated through other MP3 players too.

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