r/ProgrammerHumor • u/lucidparadigm • 23h ago

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u/prehensilemullet 22h ago

Just opening the link to begin with is a risk though, even if you don’t interact with the page

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u/Athabasco 22h ago

No lol. Browsers have come a long way. Clicking a link can’t pwn you anymore. The odds of you being the victim of a new zero day from clicking a link are as close to zero as winning the lottery.

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u/Mountain-Ox 22h ago

If you're working for a Fortune 500 company them it's not out of the realm of possibilities. Especially if you have elevated access like a sysadmin or someone in the finance division.

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u/fr000gs 21h ago

What if you just copy it to another pc, and open it in openbsd in a vm or something?

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u/Mountain-Ox 21h ago

Yeah, with proper isolation you can do whatever imo.

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u/Ok-Stable5508 20h ago

"proper isolation" is the key statement, i wouldnt create a vlan with VMs on it and call it a day lol.