Apparently the free antivirus software AVG has misdiagnosed some on one or more iTunes files labeling them “small.bog”, a trojan horse.
If you get a popup from your free AVG antivirus software claiming that the small.bog virus is on your system, DO NOT heal it. Otherwise, you may corrupt your music file or important iTunes files.
To open iTunes successfully, do the following:
1) open AVG
2) go to TOOLS then click ADVANCED SETTINGS
3) go down to where it says EXCEPTIONS then click at the top right, ADD PATH
4) then navigate to C:\Program Files\iTunes\ and click OK.
5) then navigate to C:\Program Files\iPod\ an click OK
6) Then click APPLY and then OK
7) Restart PC(computer)
AVG’s has a forum post suggesting what to do in the event of a false positive: AVG False Positive.
I will add that even though this has become a widespread issue for many iTunes users, AVG all in all is a great FREE antivirus software. I have personally detected threats with AVG that even Norton antivirus didn’t find. I recommend this software to my clients as well.
For those of you who believe that AVG is not as good as I suggest it is, explain why AVG is almost always a top search on such websites as CNET.com?
