What if...about iTunes Match uploading...

[diegobgr]

Hello!

I was thinking about iTunes Match and uploading files to the cloud...

What if some of your files or even your PC are infected with some kind of malware?

Could it infect iTunes Match servers and infect your other computers when you autorize them to use iTunes Match?

Apple is supposed to have something against those things, right?

 

[Menel]

Just trying to find things to worry about?

The media player would have to specifically be coded to execute code found in the infected media file and do the malicious something with it.

That's a pretty huge stretch.

 

[diegobgr]

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Just trying to find things to worry about?

The media player would have to specifically be coded to execute code found in the infected media file and do the malicious something with it.

That's a pretty huge stretch.

But could it happen?

If your machine is inffected and you upload to iTunes Match, could it inffect iTunes Match in that way that it will be able to spread automatically to every machine that you sync with your iTunes account?

 

[blueroom]

It's just audio files. No virus.

 

[GGJstudios]

But could it happen?

If your machine is inffected and you upload to iTunes Match, could it inffect iTunes Match in that way that it will be able to spread automatically to every machine that you sync with your iTunes account?

You're not going to have malware in music files, and certainly don't have to worry about malware with your Mac. Macs are not immune to malware, but no true viruses exist in the wild that can run on Mac OS X, and there never have been any since it was released 10 years ago. The only malware in the wild that can affect Mac OS X is a handful of trojans, which can be easily avoided with some basic education, common sense and care in what software you install. Also, Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Lion have anti-malware protection built in, further reducing the need for 3rd party antivirus apps.

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