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for the past several days any jpeg I download in Aquisition comes down with a strange picture. Always the same ..... looks like an ad. What could I have done to make this happen?

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Given 's note that only JPEG and WMV downloads are wrong while other files arrive normally, the most likely explanations are mislabeled/poisoned P2P results or an HTTP/error/ad page being saved with the wrong extension. Acquisition's iTunes integration (mentioned by ) can make the symptom more obvious because bad downloads may be auto-imported and look like real media files.

One quick test is to save a suspect file and run these Terminal checks:

file suspect.jpg
hexdump -C -n 8 suspect.jpg
strings suspect.jpg | head

Expected signs of a real JPEG: file reports "JPEG image data" and hexdump starts with bytes ff d8 ff. If strings or opening the file in a text editor shows <html>, HTTP/1.1 or readable ad text, the download is an HTML/error page or redirect, not an image. Very small sizes (a few KB) are another clue that the file is fake.

Practical steps to fix and avoid further bad downloads:

  • Turn off Acquisition's automatic import/play/auto-open features (stop auto-import to iTunes) while troubleshooting so junk doesn't clutter the library.
  • Delete suspect files and re-download from different hosts; prefer results with sensible file sizes and multiple sources.
  • Use Acquisition's preview or download to a separate folder first before importing.
  • Update Acquisition to the latest build and scan the Mac with current malware tools if there are other signs of compromise.

Note: This behavior is common on public file-sharing networks (many bogus files are deliberately mislabeled). It usually indicates a bad source on the network, not a Mac virus, though a scan is prudent if anything else looks wrong.

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Hello,

What is Aquisition?

Christian

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Hello Christian,
If you could help me it would be marvelous. Everything is downloading fine except jpegs and wmv. Maybe I have a virus or something.

It is a fairly new P2P program; to quote from the download site:

"Millions of users, billions of files
Share files with tens of millions of Mac and Windows users around the planet.

iTunes Intimacy
"Integration" is an understatement. Acquisition automatically:
imports and plays downloads in iTunes marks files you already have in iTunehttp:shares files as an iTunes Shared Library"
It dan be found at
Thanks
Briggie

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