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The vast majority of data shared over bittorrent is not executable.

So your scenario becomes an issue if you're downloading executable data that you deem :trusted: without any additional verification besides the hash itself. If that's the case, you have bigger worries than the hash.



Or if there's a vulnerability in a popular media player.




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