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How likely is it to download malware with pirated movies?

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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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Björn Tantau@feddit.de
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It’s always useful to add another machine to your botnet.

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TragicNotCute@lemmy.world
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For the price of that kind of exploit on the black market? Nah.

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Pulp@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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And get it fixed quickly? Or skip on a huge potential payout from some company?

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