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.

  • Chewy@discuss.tchncs.de
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    4 hours ago

    Unless they didn’t enable file extensions to actually show, so an “.nfo” could actually be a “.nfo.exe”.

    It does not seem to be the case here, but I really would be careful with double clicking untrusted files. Opening them through a media player directly is a much safer option.