i've been airdropping some files from my laptop to my phone
then an alert pops up reading:
Inbound traffic
a remote computer is attempting to communicate with an application running on this computer.Do you want to allow this communication?
application: system
remote computer: fe80::
local port TCP 8770
should i be concerned?
That looks like an alert from a firewall. It isn’t spyware. AirDrop is a “promiscuous” protocol. It wants to connect to everyone. In order for it to work properly, you need to let it do its job. Just pay attention to other levels of security and best practices as mentioned by leroydouglas.
Change your user preferences—
You can put your AirDrop receiving setting to Contacts Only or Receiving Off at any time to control who can see your device and send you content in AirDrop.
Use AirDrop on your Mac - Apple Support
AirDrop on your Mac - Apple Support
spyware?
