Risk of using public trackers

Double_A, 9 months ago

This NAS also has a lot of important data like photos and documents.

Those should be backupped! And no, the NAS alone is not a backup, otherwise yo wouldn’t be worried.

Policeshootout, 9 months ago

It is backed up to a another drive that’s in a separate building. At least the most important stuff syncs.

DivisionResult, 9 months ago

on linux/unix you can make partitions files non executable.

Maybe you can mount in fstab a partition with the parameter NOEXEC:

Option ‘NOEXEC’ flag in the mount command does not allow the execution of executable binaries in the mounted file system1. However, when a script (a text file that begins with she-bang line; i.e., a line that begins with #!) is given to some shells (bash), it will run the executable named on that line (e.g., /usr/bin/perl) and pass the path of the shell script as the first argument. The actual interpreter might not be on that mountpoint.

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1 The mount command typically mounts a file system. (Arguably, loop-back or bind mounts may be considered an exception to this generality.) In some cases (e.g., /tmp), this file system will contain only one directory.

[0]superuser.com/…/what-does-noexec-flag-mean-when-m…

Nouveau_Burnswick, 9 months ago

she-bang line

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqmy5qrvaVQ

DivisionResult, 9 months ago

Check out forma the SFx if u are in windows

zergling_man, 9 months ago

Are you executing the files you download?

“There is no such thing as a dangerous file, only bad operating systems.”

nordern, 9 months ago

@zergling_man @Policeshootout ok then.

wgets to sudo bash

zergling_man, 9 months ago

You executed the file. Not the OS’ fault.

_comfortablyAverage_, 9 months ago

can i become part of your family too?

mypasswordis1234, 9 months ago

😂

rambos, 9 months ago

a lot of important data

Hope you have a backup, not because of public torrents

Policeshootout, 9 months ago

I do have a separate backup in a separate building that syncs the most important stuff.

Pulp, 9 months ago

The risk of malware is probably low; Plex/Jellyfin shouldn’t execute any of it.

mypasswordis1234, 9 months ago

You should use containers (a sandbox for each app you run). That way no malicious app can access your files. The easiest way is using Docker.

Policeshootout, 9 months ago

I do use docker, I set up a docker account as well with selected permissions.

TheDarkFlame, 9 months ago

You should probably contextualise this and say instead that containers make it harder for the application to affect your environment and files.

It may be possible to break out of a container.

LastoftheDinosaurs, 9 months ago

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mypasswordis1234, 9 months ago

Actually no. I do not use root account. I have separated users for containers :P

LastoftheDinosaurs, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago)

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RandomLegend, 9 months ago

Hey buddy, you should calm down a bit. Not a single person will take anything you say serious if you present it with such a hostile attitude.

Of course anyone can talk freely here, but you should really consider your manners when conversing in our communities.

all-knight-party, 9 months ago

What's the the unhelpful hostile attitude? Is it still 1996 where it's cool to shit on people for not knowing everything about what they're doing and call them "noobs"?