It’s not always safe, and they’re not programs (in the computer sense). Despite not being executable files, a malicious media file can exploit a vulnerability in your media player and execute code. For example: https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3012.html
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It’s not always safe, and they’re not programs (in the computer sense). Despite not being executable files, a malicious media file can exploit a vulnerability in your media player and execute code. For example: https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3012.html
Thanks for sharing that! I was unaware