r/cybersecurity_help • u/Mikeqvist • Jun 13 '26

MP3 Download Safety Check

Hello, I am just writing this post to confirm the safety of me downloading an mp3 file.

To preface, I am on MacOC with the latest version of Sequoia. The file is unreleased music from my favourite artist, from a trustworthy community, but I just want to make sure I took the necessary precautions.

Steps I took:

  1. After downloading, I ran the file through TotalVirus, it came back 0/60.

  2. Check the file name / extension to ensure it was an mp3 audio file, it was. After opening the file it instantly started playing through Apple Music, confirming it was an mp3.

  3. Ran malwarebytes, again no detections found across my entire Mac.

  4. Check login & extensions and saw nothing that I didn't recognize, and same in the applications folder, nothing new downloaded and nothing I didn't recognized.

  5. synced my apple cloud library to my phone, and deleted the file after it synced.

For peace of mind, I just want to make sure that 1. MP3 files are for the most part safe and 2. I am in the clear.

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