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    [–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 47 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

    Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom, also decided that file extensions should be hidden by default. So you won't even see that you downloaded TaylorSwift_1989_TaylorsVersion.exe instead of TaylorSwift_1989_TaylorsVersion.mp3 unless you changed that setting ahead of time.

    [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 22 points 11 months ago

    Or worse, Numb_LinkinPark.mp3.exe just shows up as Numb_LinkinPark.mp3, making it look like it's DEFINITELY a legit MP3!

    [–] Sidhean@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Wait.. Real?? I guess its always been a part of the first round of changes I've always made to Windows. Crazy how much I've normalized fighting the software I use.

    Anyway, that's wild. What a just bad and unsafe decision.

    [–] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 9 points 11 months ago

    See, this is mostly because of 2 things. One, when changing filenames, users make the stupid mistake of changing the extension as well (having no extension that is), which of course, in Windows, it means the file won't be recognized as a media file. Two, blind you from the truth - you don't want users that can think, that's not what our bysiness is about 😏. Also the reason behind why Windows has less and less options and people that want to change something have to revert to registery hacks to do so.

    [–] fushuan@lemm.ee 15 points 11 months ago

    It's even worse, since exe files can have custom icons, the malware will have a mp3 player icon in their exe file, making it totes confusing.

    [–] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 7 points 11 months ago

    And this only gets worse, since audio file tags (and I believe video files as well 🤔) include album art nowadays, so it has an icon that is the album art... exe's also have custom icons, so 🤷...