ITunes had a privileged folder with weak access control, allowing a malicious person to redirect the folder creation to the Windows system directory, which could then be used to obtain a higher-privileged system shell. While the vulnerability was addressed last week, Synopsys, the security company that discovered the problem, today shared some details on how it worked. Other third-party programs do this, but I have rarely found them to work as well as iTunes for Windows, even with all of its faults.Windows users will want to make sure that they are running the latest version of iTunes, iTunes 12.12.9, in order to gain protection from a recently uncovered security vulnerability.Īpple released iTunes 12.12.9 on May 23, and it fixes an issue that could allow malicious apps to gain elevated privileges to install malware on a Windows machine. IPhones can now do most of what you need without iTunes, so you don’t need, nor want this, unless you want to manage movies, music, etc. But, I got my playlist updated, so there’s that. I’m banging my head against my desk as I write this. iCloud always wants to install, and you have to authorize your phone every time you plug it in without iTunes for Windows. Anything else can be tricky and require looking up how to use it. You think this might all be worth it, but to be honest, I have always found the interface easy to use, assuming you’re just doing the basics. All I want to do is manage my playlist, but Apple wants to take over your PC. It also comes with at least one startup item and a few processes. After installation, you will have Apple Application Support (32 AND 64 bit), Apple Mobile Device Support, Apple Software Update, Bonjour (ugh), and one more… oh yeah, iTunes. It wants to take over as your default player. ITunes for Windows is something most Windows geeks who use an iPhone consider a necessary evil. ITunes for Windows lets you connect and manage your Apple devices to your Windows computer.
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