Posted by DB_Story on 12/18/05 02:41

I wouldn't touch it, if it was me.

Or decrypt it on a completely stand-alone computer that you can reload an
image of the operating system easily afterwards.

You're right, it makes no sense, unless you consider it as a trick to get
you to execute an .exe file that you never would otherwise.

"bunanson (nospam)" <@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> i am looking at an efc file, and googled and find out what is that all
> about, an encrypted musical file. it also comes with a .exe file to
> decrypt it. my question: can i trust it and run a .exe file with
> unknown origin in my computer? the obvious answer is NO. I have
> never run any unknown source .exe, .bat, files of that sort, despite
> the fact that i can, maybe, check with some virus software. 2nd
> question: why? why distribute an encrypted file and with a decrypt
> key, does it sound redundant? anyway, just want to know your
> experience and comments. Me? No. my computer is too important, even
> a rare musical file.
>
> bunanson

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