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Do Ipods carry Viruses?
OK, my wife bought a used Ipod NaNo at a garage sale. I hooked it up my computer, and a few nights later, everything was fried!! I lost my processor, motherboard, and I don't know what else. There was an electrical storm the night before I found these problems, so I believe that's what fried my system. But the wife believes the Ipod has something to do with it. And now that I have bought a new computer, she will not allow the Ipod to be hooked up to it. The easy way out I know, is to chuck the Ipod and buy a new one. But I'm a cheap S.O.B. Any thoughts?
6 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
My experience tells me that it was an electrical problem that killed your computer--not some virus.
- 1 decade ago
Definitely it was the electrical storm. A computer virus cannot fry your hardware...at least, I think it can't. There's a possibility that an iPOD may carry a virus since it's also typically a storage device.
- mittalman53Lv 51 decade ago
The last answer was logical. Most viruses are .exe files. Your ipod only contains .mp3 files. What fried the computer was a surge of about 3,000 volts of lighting!
- HotRodLv 51 decade ago
No they do not, because IPODS do not have executable files, unless you dragged an infected file from your PC then Yes it is possible.
But, it will still require you to execute the program in order for it to infect the IPOD.
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- tk2Lv 41 decade ago
Ipod has possibility of carrying virus.But remember no virus can destroy your motherboard and processor.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
yes
anything electronically can carry viruses
