Stupid question but is it possible to get a virus from an MKV file. (lemmings.world)

submitted 6 months ago by Thebay@lemmings.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Stupid question but is it possible to get a virus from an MKV file that is less than 24 hours old. I was streamed using VLC version 3.0.20 form the repose on Linux.

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[-] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I really hate to be "that person", but..........it's "run of the mill", not "run off the mill", friend.

It's a term from the late 1800s that refers to "manufactured goods not graded or sorted for quality—that is, a mill's products before they've been separated according to what will sell for how much." (Source for quote: https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/where-does-run-of-the-mill-come-from)

Seriously, I'm not trying to be a grammar nazi here. Unless of course that was just autocorrect being a dick, in which case I'll go walk off a cliff now... :/

[-] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 12 points 6 months ago

Thank you for the correction!

[-] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago

Of course. :) I love learning about etymology and stuff, but I understand language is an evolving phenomenon so I try not to be a dick. Lol, hopefully, I succeeded.