What are file formats known to be unsafe?

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What file formats are known to be unsafe?

I recently found out pdf's can contain viruses, and from the impression I got its more than a buffer overflow error (I heard it may visit urls automatically but the person sounded unsure) What are some formats that I should be wary of until everything is patched? I remember at one point there was something in a vb6 project that would execute code on project loadup (without running). That was dangerous.

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Some formats can be called inherently insecure due to their complexity and their history of use as attack...

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What are some good ways to convert from an OPML to a XML file?

I bought my "Cloud Outliner" app and I really am happy increasing my productivity in at least 200% : ) in less than a couple of days. Now I can manage in a fast and simple way 200 lines x 5 levels all just in my iphone meanwhile I have a coffe...

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Just change the file extension to .xml

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Relationship between file formats for video (and audio)

Hi I am struggling to understand the relationships between the different file formats for video (and, by association, audio). I understand that there are different ways of compressing video files - one may use codecs for Mpeg 1, Mpeg 2 or Mpeg 4. I...

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Well, you said you ask the questions to indicate your lack of knowledge, but it tells me that you are...

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Creating your am file formats?

I have noticed that when opening up a lot of open source games they are a LOT of different file formats that I have never seen before. Like theirs this one open source zelda game I look at and there were these files with a .qst extention, it was odd...

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Your first guess is correct. Every game has its own unique data storage needs. But what you have to...

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Is there any good free app I can covert this dvd file to mpeg or other formats?

This Dvd file has 3 different file formats linearly; DVD VOB file, BUP file, and info file. I tried to copy only the dvd vob file, but it doesn't work, nor the sound. I believe I have to do something with all the three files combine together, thus I...

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you only need this: http://handbrake.fr/

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What are the existing searchable compression file formats?

My application is like this: 1. A writer that is writing out data to a compressed file (and rotate to next file when the file is 1GB in size) 2. A reader that can start at any time to read the file. I'd like the reader to be able to seek to arbitrary...

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Do you have small and/or predictable input set?  If so, you could use something like DEFLATE with a...

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B-Roll: File formats and file size

I've got a lot of B-Roll and the file sizes are too much for us to maintain them in a usable way. 300 gb for a 30 min .avi? What are decent formats/compressions that are acceptable but that also give manageable file sizes? The b-roll is all scenic and...

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Yeah 300GB is definitely not a typo for completely uncompressed video. It's SIMPLY HUGE. H.264 is a...

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Hey guys, can anyone please explain me how file formats work?

i was wondering how different file formats are created, why do some devices support some formats but not others and how do devices tell what kind of file format it is. i would like a bit of detail in the answer please.

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just in case you're a true beginner, the format is written on the end of the file (ex: if I right click...

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How do I disable certain file formats in Photoshop?

In Photoshop there are way too many file formats to choose from in the Save dialog. Most of which I know I will never use. How would one disable those formats?

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I also had the wish to disable some file formats which i never used since Photoshop version 2.5. Targa...

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How to convert SWF file to any supported YouTube file formats?

I have a SWF file in my archive that I want to upload to YouTube. unfortunately, YouTube still doesn't support SWF format. Any FREE software that I can use to convert the SWF file ...show more

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You can put your file in this software: http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/products/dvd... And it will convert...

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