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Is VLC on Linux vulnerable to an attack from .wmv files designed to install viruses? [duplicate]
I was stupid and did not check a video file I downloaded from an untrustworthy source. It was .wmv file with no readable properties of the video. I know that .wmv videos can download viruses. What I ...
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In theory, can you get hacked through watching streaming services?
I kind of get it that you can get hacked by loading up an image, as there can be code embedded in the file that may execute under certain circumstances, and the image itself won’t even look much ...
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Could YouTube downloaded videos be infected (by Youtube)?
I downloaded Youtube videos, but found out just now it is illegal. I thought that if Mozilla page has add-on for that, it must be legal!
Could Youtube videos be infected? Could Youtube infect them to ...
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