How likely is it to download malware with pirated movies? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by at35@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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As in title. What's your experience with it? If something isn't executable, then it has to exploit vulnerability in order to run anything malicious. But does it happen often with mp4, mkv and other files like mp3 or epub?

I assume that if I use updated linux, then I'm mostly safe?

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[-] ItsaB3AR@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I had dodged stuff before when I downloaded software, I’d be weary of anything you give permission to run on your pc. But for movies and music etc, I check what files I’m getting. While this doesn’t eliminate the risk of malware cased in a .mkv, I only download on a Linux VM, and usually first open on MacOS.