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submitted 2 months ago by BlueRingedOctopus@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[-] BlueRingedOctopus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 80 points 2 months ago

You're not executing a mkv or a pdf

You're half wrong and half right, .mkv files are completely safe but the same can't be said about .pdf files, attackers can embed malicious code, such as JavaScript or hidden executables, within a PDF file.

People really underestimate the capabilities of this .pdf file format. I remember some time ago, someone managed to run doom inside a .pdf file.

[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 35 points 2 months ago

Theoretically, there could also be a MKV file that exploits a bug in the video player to get execution.

Far less likely, but definitely possible.

[-] BlueRingedOctopus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 months ago

There's a difference between exploiting bugs that haven't even been found and spreading malware through a method that's known by pretty much everyone and is still used to spread malware today.

It's also theoretically possible that your system is already infected by some Advanced Persistent Threats but does that happen that often, No, and have people been infected by running random pdfs they found online, Yes.

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago

Ah, so that's what apt stands for. Gives a new meaning to apt-get!

[-] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 months ago

You can embed 3d models in PDF.

You shouldn't but you can!

[-] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 7 points 2 months ago

Tell that to circuit board designers. It's horrible every time a 3d model of a circuit board is added. The component height gives no visual advantage, and it's slow as shit on corporate computers.