Potential dangers of emulators? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by SpaceTurtle224@lemmy.world to c/emulation@lemmy.ml

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Hypotheticly if instead of searching for my old ps 2 discs i downloaded a rom could the emulated games infect my computer once ran? this question isn't ps2 specific.

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[-] SpaceTurtle224@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I think if i use a non-admin account, and firejail to sandbox the apps i should be fine.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

If you're concerned, try comparing them to known hashes. If there's a mismatch, you could have something sketchy.

Also be careful with archives (.zip, .rar).

Some emulators are/were able to be exploited, so modified ROMs/ISOs/etc. could look like a legit game, but have actually been injected with a virus.

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