Hackers are hiding computer viruses in film subtitles

Weebs on suicide watch.

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>>83194577
Hmm who could be behind this...

>>83194898
based Netflix BTFO the NEETS

>>83194577
SANDBOX YOUR MEDIA PLAYER

DONE

>>83194577
>Subtitles.exe
>What's the worst that could happen

>implying srt files could harbor functional viruses

HHAAHHAHAHAHAHA

>>83194577
I have an antivirus installed
My computers immune system is strong

>>83195077
>The attacks are embedded within the subtitle files that accompany many illegally downloaded films, and easily bypass security software and antivirus programs designed to keep computers safe.

>>83195077
GOOD LUCK I HAVE NORTON

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>>83195063
Seriously, how could you feasibly embed a virus in this?

>>83195274
the space between the words

>>83195274
EASILY IF THE PLAYER CAN BE MADE TO EXECUTE CODE IN ANY FILE WITH A SUBTITLE EXTENSION

ITS PROBABLY MULTICOLORED SJIS KARAOKE SUPPORT THAT THE PLAYER IS SO PERMISSIVE ABOUT

WEEBS DID IT AGAIN

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NOOOOOOOOOO

This can't be happening, bros.

We're fighting against the system like Netflix and the Jews, we're supposed to be in control here!!!!!!!!!!!

>>83195274
That's not all SRT files contain. We need to go deeper.

>>83195063
>>implying srt files could harbor functional viruses


That's what I was thinking. I don't see how vobsubs would be vulnerable either.

>>83195736
NSASPLOIT.EXE.ASS

THERES PROBABLY NO SANITY CHECKING ON SUBTITLE FILETYPES AT ALL

what a crock of shit

it's just to scare people into not downloading

>>83195305
>the space between the words

Wouldn't that just print text to the movie?

They just want to scare you
They lie

>>83194577
Arent most players already patched?

Don't people get fucked if they used VLC or other stream capable player?

>>83195305
>>83195387
Why don't media-players just read the plaintext?
>>83195595
I'm pretty sure anything else would show up as garbage text if opened in notepad

>>83194577
you can get computer viruses, botnets, worms, whatever from downloading illegal torrents from filesharing sites? you don't say...wow that is news.

Get the file from a semi-reputable source, like open subtitles. Use a media player like mpc-hc, which doesn't have special access to your OS, unlike windows media player, which can run scripts that will fuck you up. Finally, open the file to see what's in it. Problem solved.

I want to put a virus in a subttitle file. Is there a HowTo wiki page?

>>83196099
THE PATCHES MAKE THEM CHECK THE FILES BETTER, BUT THERES LIKELY MORE TO COME

SANDBOX JAIL VIRTUALIZE YOUR PLAYER THEN NONE OF IT MATTERS

>>83196283
HERE
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8311

>>83194577
Thats not how srt files work. At all.

>>83196389
>https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8311
Ah, so its a virus only casuals can catch

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>>83196527

>HELLO I'M AN .SRT FILE, PARSE ME :^)

O-OKAY YOU DO SAY .SRT AT THE END

AW SHITT

>it's another program written in C has a critical buffer overflow exploit exposed episode
literally no reason to not be using a safe language like Rust in 2017

Some good info here:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14408859

>>83197109
nice virus

>>83196537
nice virus

>>83195387
But you can't embed an executable in the srt. Players like MPC and VLC open an srt file, they wouldn't automatically open an extension. And all modern Windows and Linux boots will warn you before you run any exe, so the only person you have to blame for letting that shit install is yourself.

This is paranoia mongering to scare people out of downloading shit. I have tons of subs from opensubs and have never had any problems.

SHIT!
All my anime has hard coded subs SO I CAN'T DELETE THEM!!!111!

>>83199179
ANNNNNNNNNNND its all on CD-Rs SO I CAN'T EVEN DELETE THE WHOLE VIDEO FILE!!!!!
WHAT DO I DOOOOOO?

just update your VLC player

they've already fixed this issue

>>83199289
Updates are a meme. I've been using the same version of Quicktime since 1997 and my machine is just fine

>>83195778

Then it would be vulnerability in the media player(s) themselves and not the srt/vob or what ever format you're using.

>>83196389

It's fucking VLC. Nothing to worry about then. And an overflow issue as well, ahahahahah.

wtf i hate over 10 years of downloading torrents and never getting a virus because i check the torrent for file types now

im #paying4Content now

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>>83196389

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>>83199760

>>83199289
>using VLC player

lmao

almost as bad as using popcorn time or kodi

Can somebody give me a virus please.

>>83200041
>Delete this in Japanese

Good thing I always delete the .srt files before I even play the movie.

>>83200041
>Can somebody give me a virus please.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-Fokafl-aY

>>83194577
>using VLC
>not MPC-HC

stay pleb

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>>83194577
I don't pirate ,never ever

>>83194577
They're probably refering to those obvious malicious subtitle files that come in a .zip format or anyother non subtitle format. There is absolutely no reason to compress a single text file, so you'd have to be tech illiterate to choose a .zip file. Most likely they contain a malicious program that is activate upon extraction.