RegularJoe@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agoFBI warnings are true—fake file converters do push malwarewww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFBI warnings are true—fake file converters do push malwarewww.bleepingcomputer.comRegularJoe@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
minus-squareMemmingenFan923@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·26 days agoThat’s why I always prefer an offline converter. Also if your upload a file somewhere the website can save it for their own purpose alhough they say they won’t do it.
minus-squarehorrorslice@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-226 days agoThe website mentions that there are fake offline converters that push malware as well.
minus-squareMemmingenFan923@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·26 days agoYes this can also happen. I should have written open source offline converter
That’s why I always prefer an offline converter. Also if your upload a file somewhere the website can save it for their own purpose alhough they say they won’t do it.
The website mentions that there are fake offline converters that push malware as well.
Yes this can also happen. I should have written open source offline converter