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To: ggersh who wrote (53221)9/27/2013 10:32:03 PM
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I think that it would be unlikely, but it is an interesting idea. Generally, I don't think it would make sense for a hacker to write something like that due do the extra difficulty and steps involved compared to say hacking you from the internet. The hacker would have to find vulnerabilities in first the iphone, then the pc to iphone connection, and then the pc. A search shows me several reported iphone vulnerabilities, but none for the pc to iphone connection vulnerabilities.

That being said it is possible. Anytime you hook one computer to another computer via a network (iphone is a computer, USB cable is your network, and pc is your other computer), there is the possibility of the transfer of malicious files.
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