Security ( discuss.tchncs.de )

Titou , vor 2 Monaten

Spoderman.mp4.exe

cley_faye , vor 2 Monaten

It's ok, they just started the "security first" initiative, we're all saved.

ftbd , vor 2 Monaten

Don't forget: Files have execute permissions by default!

vanderbilt , vor 2 Monaten

Windows moment 🤗

onion , vor 2 Monaten

That's what the meme says

iiGxC , vor 2 Monaten

At a conference recently, one person accidentally sent the organizer a pdf of their presentation with their notes underneath each slide, instead of the presentation itself, but it was super confusing because the file was "presentation.pptx.pdf" which of course got displayed by windows as "presentation.pptx". The person who decided to hide extensions by default must be so proud of pulling off such a wide reaching prank

ZILtoid1991 , vor 2 Monaten

Noob question: Could someone make e.g. an executable linkin park - numb.mp3 file on Linux by giving it execute permissions? Probably not by downloading, but by replacing the file with a duped one.

Also the .mp3.exe trick and the likes could be easily detected by any security software easily, like Windows Defender.

deaf_fish , vor 2 Monaten

Yes, any file that is marked as executable can be "run". 9 times out of 10 the user has to do this explicitly.