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AVG decides iTunes is a virus
If you are a user of AVG and iTunes then you might have had an issue over the weekend. An update to the AVG antivirus database was released on Friday, but for some reason it made AVG view some of the files used by iTunes as malicious
I just woke my computer (Windows Vista, AVG 8.5) from standby, plugged in my iPod Touch, and it complains that one of the iTunes DLLs is infected with the “Small.BOG” Trojan.
I hit “Heal” and all was well. iTunes wouldn’t run, obviously. So I downloaded and ran up the latest iTunes installer to repair the installation, and got “Multiple threat detection” and a list of all of the iTunes Localisation dlls.
A similar thread also appeared on the Apple forums as the number of users experiencing the problem started to grow. AVG reacted quickly though, admitted it was a false alarm, and issued a “How to fix” bulletin on Saturday. Anyone suffering with this problem can take the following steps to solve the issue:
- Update AVG
- If iTunes does not work after that open the AVG user interface.
- Choose “Virus Vault” option from the “History” menu.
- Locate the iTunes file that was incorrectly removed and select it (one click).
- Click on the “Restore” button.
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