A report has been released that the first malware which is designed to destroy the iPod line of media players has been released.

The malware file may be run if Linux has been installed on an iPod and it may also run automatically without any action from the iPod user.

This malware is being called as Podloso. It is unable to spread on its own and the user will be the one who will transfer the file to his or her iPod before the device become infected. It infects all .elf files which are executable. A message will say “You are infected with Oslo the first iPodLinux Virus” when a user tries to open one of the infected files.

Source: The Register