AVG update detect iTunes as virus
July 27, 2009 by suwari
Filed under Security News
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AVG is a popular antivirus solution by AVG Technologies that offered free or paid antivirus software.
A recent AVG file update identifyies all iTunes/iPod realted files as viruses. The update will removing and deleting all files thus iTunes will not run and is not fixable by reinstall.
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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 (definition file 270.13.29/2260) that corrected this issue.
For details of how to fix the problem, please see http://www.avg.com.au/index.cfm?section=support&action=tech_bulletins&feature=179
Thank you for the correction.