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Stupid question but is it possible to get a virus from an MKV file. (lemmings.world)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Stupid question but is it possible to get a virus from an MKV file that is less than 24 hours old. I was streamed using VLC version 3.0.20 form the repose on Linux.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

When was the last time VLC paid $50K USD for a proper security audit?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Probably never?

Next you're gonna be judging cars on their ability to float.

Open source follows an entirely different risk model (and arguably much more effective than throwing money at greedy companies)