4 ms·
I know microsoft paint is bloat but I wouldn't go so far as to call it 'malware'. It's more like adware. Also running any script in your browser is downloading
by llaks_72 7y ago
I know microsoft paint is bloat but I wouldn't go so far as to call it 'malware'. It's more like adware.
Also running any script in your browser is downloading, and running anonymous code giving it a playground to do whatever it wants. I'd trust the guys maintaining imagemagick or ffmpeg in my little corner of the web over the security team for firefox. Smaller attack surface y'know?
- anchpop 7y agoMicrosoft paint is horrible for resizing images Most people don't have imagemagick installed or know how to use the commandline, and even people who do might want to quickly resize an image on a friend's computer, or something.
- gitgud 7y agoAt least a browser is somewhat sand-boxed to protect users, a native image tool could quite easily gain complete control of your system...
- adrianN 7y agoWith the native image tool you have much more control about when you want to upgrade. The risk of someone replacing a trusted tool with a malicious version is lower when the tool is managed by apt or brew or whatever you use on Windows.
- gitgud 7y agoTrue, but in some cases (like small tools like this) I prefer the sand-boxed nature of web apps. Downloading a random tool, - even to test with - can be malicious...