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Seriously, just stop (or use Linux) (media.piefed.zip)

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[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

not just local files

if you click a link to file:///123.45.67.89:69420/files-download/virus.exe it will download and run virus.exe

it still works, but now there is a "Dangerous Link Location: This is not a web link and may lead to the execution of malicious code" warning, but previously it would silently run the file.

[–] Malix@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 hours ago

kinda wild a file-link ever went straight to executing it after download - which on it's own could be dangerous as well.

I guess the "the s in IOT stands for security" also applies to notepad: "the s in vibecoding stands for security"