What do you do when you need to share mp3 files and don’t have a server to host them on?  There are several free and paid mp3 file-hosting programs that you can download to your computer, allowing others to access the mp3 files that you are hosting.  With this comes a set of potential security problems that we will describe below.

The moment you install software on your computer, you have granted access to the outside world. Even if you have granted permission to only a few friends, the potential now exists that someone you don’t want on your computer can access personal information as well.

The best solution is not to download any software to your computer, and use an external server to post your mp3 files.  Now the second problem is finding a site that allows free mp3 file hosting and is secure from malware attacks on your computer, which are usually hidden within creative javascript-type advertisements.

The other problem is that even though some of these file-hosting services claim to be free, they usually are not, and have creative time, download, upload, and usage limits that usually pop up advertisements as well.

The greatest thing about free online file-sharing software like Mongofiles is that it does not download any software to your computer  and therefore does not compromise your security and identity.  It’s absolutely free and easy to use.