Is it possible to get a virus from pasting a BIN / Binary file into a game data folder? Just asking.

  • iterationseven@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    It’s not possible to confidently conclude the content of a file from just it’s file suffix. It’s the content that matters.

    If the file is in a format the game engine understands it will be able to read it and process any valid data. In this case the BIN file would need to be able to exploit a weakness in the engine.

    On balance negligible to no risk in general terms.