when downloading movies, series and anime they mostly come in those formats. Can they contain virus? if yes, do they get detected with antivirus?

  • EddyBot@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    oh there is a way without the user accessing it espcially on Windows: Anti virus scanner
    since most of them scan all downloaded files a zero day exploit for these software might be automatically executed
    bonus points: Anti virus software typically has system permissions too

    (likelyhood is still hilariously low)

    • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      You made me think about it a little more, and there’s one more thing, for the GUI based filemanagers of any operating system: thumbnail generation might also be able to be targeted