My dad won't let me import a Sony CD on itunes because we could get "spy ware". Is that true?

Answer 1

It may be true, if the CD is a few months old then it could have been one that has some problems with it. But if you have up-to-date antivirus protection, then you really should be fine.

Answer 2

C'mon dad! what cd is it? it's true about the spy ware and all, but not common with itunes and burning and copying. If the cd you want to import is another copy, then take your chances. If it's a new copy, go ahead and import it. I do it all the time and i've never had any problems. It's just music. And what does your dad has in his computer other than budgets, pictures, videos and work files? National Security classified info? just tell your dad to relax and get the ad-aware remover software, it's free.

Answer 3

Perhaps. Spy ware can show up on your system from all sorts of sources. If you do not already have it, you should go to the 'LavaSoft' Web site and download the free copy of Ad-Aware. This will pick up spy ware, tracking cookies (which can follow which sites you visit), etc. So - unfortunately, many things on-line which appear to be harmless might just drop something onto your system without your knowing it-!

Answer 4

It is true. People, can put viruses and spy ware onto anything. So when you download something onto your computer, they can get all your passwords for everything you use, or a really bad virus could mess up everything on your computer. Unless you have really good virus protection software, and a really sweet firewall, I wouldn't download it either. So your dad's right.

Answer 5

No, importing CDs shouldnt give you spyware. dell dad that.

Answer 6

yes, that's true.
but if you want to, have your anti-virus scanner going to make sure it's ok.