Is it really sketchy if you torrent a file that by default it is an unpacked folder? (rather than just being a zipped folder)? I’m not sure if I should be concerned if it is able to run anything or gather data since it was unzipped by default. It contained a monkrus.info file that seemed to gather all the data for some reason… (I think)

Thank you.

  • Yourname942@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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    16 hours ago

    Are there things that can be undetected/hidden from system explorer - where you’d have to use terminal/powershell to view that it exists (hidden malware)?

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      15 hours ago

      i mean probably? but that some designer type shit (driver modifications/ram/bios or something) not that typical in civilized piracy circles, worst i got is some referal swaps/default sites in browsers 10 years ago