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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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[–] Pulp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Someone with that kind of exploit would likely try to target something valuable like big companies, rich people, governments and not you.

[–] Bjoern_Tantau@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's always useful to add another machine to your botnet.

[–] Pulp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago

And get it fixed quickly? Or skip on a huge potential payout from some company?

[–] TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

For the price of that kind of exploit on the black market? Nah.