▲ 188 ▼ Grandma we only use torrents for games, or to transfer things. (thelemmy.club) submitted 3 months ago by Grumpus_Maximus to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] glibg10b@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) That's like encoding malware in a picture and calling it dangerous permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cassa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 months ago* (1 child) yes? opening a picture with malware could infect your computer. It would be a combination attack, so the virus would either target the correct media player or several of em. here is a older vulnurability with vlc and avi file https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25801 it is absolutely far less risky than downloading programs that run code, but it's not without any risk edit: windows programs also lets files call home. Script Command in windows media player f.ex 🤷 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glibg10b@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago Like I said, no one's wasting a 0-day on a lemming like you or me permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cassa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 months ago* (1 child) yes? opening a picture with malware could infect your computer. It would be a combination attack, so the virus would either target the correct media player or several of em. here is a older vulnurability with vlc and avi file https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25801 it is absolutely far less risky than downloading programs that run code, but it's not without any risk edit: windows programs also lets files call home. Script Command in windows media player f.ex 🤷 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glibg10b@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago Like I said, no one's wasting a 0-day on a lemming like you or me permalink fedilink source parent
[–] glibg10b@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago Like I said, no one's wasting a 0-day on a lemming like you or me permalink fedilink source parent
