iTunes_Update

Description

This indicates an attempt to request for a software update in iTunes.
iTunes will periodically ping the servers for an update to any software installed on the platform. If the server replies with a new version, iTunes will send a request to download the new version from the server and apply the update.

Affected Products

iTunes

Impact

Network bandwidth consumption

Technology

Browser-Based, Network-Protocol, Client-Server, Peer-to-Peer, Cloud-Based, Mobile-Device

Behavior

• Reasonable

Application Dependencies

• iTunes

Default Ports

• TCP/80
• TCP/443
• UDP/443

References

• http://www.apple.com.cn/itunes/