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minus-squareBlueRingedOctopus@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoDon’t download games and software from it and always check the file extensions and make sure they’re not something like Movie.mp4.exe or Movie.mkv.exe**, other than that you’re good.
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoAlso watch out for any link files, .com files and .bat files.
minus-squareBlueRingedOctopus@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days ago Also watch out for any link files, .com files and .bat files. I think you meant .lnk files instead of link files. .scr and .uue are also becoming popular means to spread malware through torrents.
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoI like how Microsoft came up with an obscure extension for screensavers, which is just an .exe in disguise.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoBut I want to see the funny colours
Don’t download games and software from it and always check the file extensions and make sure they’re not something like Movie.mp4.exe or Movie.mkv.exe**, other than that you’re good.
Also watch out for any link files, .com files and .bat files.
I think you meant .lnk files instead of link files.
.scr and .uue are also becoming popular means to spread malware through torrents.
I like how Microsoft came up with an obscure extension for screensavers, which is just an .exe in disguise.
But I want to see the funny colours