Does a torrented non-zipped folder mean anything bad? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 days ago by Yourname942@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Is it really sketchy if you torrent a file that by default it is an unpacked folder? (rather than just being a zipped folder)? I'm not sure if I should be concerned if it is able to run anything or gather data since it was unzipped by default. It contained a monkrus.info file that seemed to gather all the data for some reason.. (I think)

Thank you.

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[-] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 2 days ago

Same. Can't see what's in a zip until you've downloaded it.

[-] BlueRingedOctopus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago

Just a reminder to update your Winrar, there has been a big vulnerability in the .10 version of Winrar and some people have actually managed to exploit it. Someone linked an article for it, the other day but I can't find it rn