Comments on: New Windows Virus Wipes Out MP3 Files! Is the Nopir-B Worm Aimed at Pirates?

By: Aunty Spam

Aunty Spam — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:11:16 +0000

Actually you can export any of your iTunes tunes as MP3, and iTunes will also read in MP3s, so Aunty, for example, has tons of MP3s in her iTunes library, all music which was legitimately purchased through the iTunes store. But it is accurate that the format upon initial purchase is not MP3.

By: funkfeend

funkfeend — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:05:01 +0000

RE: #3 - Actually, mp3 is short for MPEG-1, Layer 3, not MPEG-3. I had the same thought tho… you can’t get mp3’s from iTMS. You can get them legally from Emusic. I’ve got gigs of them. There are tons of legit reasons to have mp3’s.

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 14:33:05 +0000

Guess it could break some games as well because a few use mp3s to play sounds and music. This definitely smells of RIAA.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 13:22:41 +0000

If the RIAA is found guilty of spreading or promoting the spread of this virus, I sincerely hope they are dealt with in the same manner, if not worse than other individual virus author found guilty of the same offense.

By: Gleb Dolgich

Gleb Dolgich — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 11:29:14 +0000

Files purchased from iTunes are in AAC format, not MPEG3, and have extension m4a, not mp3.

By: DavidR194

DavidR194 — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 08:48:45 +0000

…And just why isn’t our “security” oriented government taking any action on this obvious criminal activity ??? I bet if someone created a virus that “ate” all word documents created on illegal (AND LEGAL) copies of M$ Word and sent the virus to a big corporation there would be an investigation immediately ! Funny how the government gets involved when the “victim” is rich or politically powerful, but the same government could care less when an individual’s property rights are violated.

By: Albert Sims

Albert Sims — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:10:13 +0000

Hopefully Norton has already included detection for this in its auto-updates. I don’t keep music on my computer anyway, since I never listen to music on it, use a stereo system for that purpose. Only mp3 audio I have on my computer is about a gig of old “Goon Show” radio shows and some Leo Laporte recordings.