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minus-squareBlueRingedOctopus@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-221 hours 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-up1·14 hours agoAlso watch out for any link files, .com files and .bat files.
minus-squareBlueRingedOctopus@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours 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.
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.