Can iCloud get viruses/malware?

so say if my Mac gets infected by a virus/malware would that affect my iCloud or do I specifically need to upload an infected file for it to be a problem if I run it somewhere else? (like photos or videos)

MacBook Pro 13”, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 24, 2019 4:58 PM

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Posted on Nov 26, 2019 7:32 AM

Adware / malware might get installed in system library and user library folders of Mac and not on iCloud server and files uploaded .

See this https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303

many of use malwarebytes to remove these adwares / malware https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/

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