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With the recent findings [0] that some of the “free file converter” websites in the wild were actually injecting malware into the results as the first stage of
by haswell 2y ago
With the recent findings [0] that some of the “free file converter” websites in the wild were actually injecting malware into the results as the first stage of various attacks, I’ve wanted to stand something like this up on a server for my family.
This looks like exactly what I’ve been looking for.
- [0] https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/denver/news/fbi-denver-warns-of-online-file-converter-scam https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/denver/news/fbi...
- thi2 2y agoI'll hijack this to plug Stirling PDF[0], I have it running on a Raspberry Pi with docker compose and from time to time it's incredible helpfull to edit PDFs without sending them to a third party. - [0] https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
- Alifatisk 2y agoWow, this is scary, I was about to ask which some of these websites are, but I found this link that lists some of them. https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/03/18/fbi-free-file-converter-sites-and-tools-deliver-malware https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/03/18/fbi-free-file-con...
- ryandrake 2y agoHonestly, I'm not sure why you need a web interface on top of ffmpeg. It just seems to be an easy avenue for malware.
- haswell 2y agoMy 70+ non technical parents are not going to have much success with ffmpeg.
- genewitch 2y agoWhile I have 68 fewer parents, minimum, than you, I also have technical issues with ffmpeg and I pitched a transcoding setup to a F50 company - so I've used it.
- oceanhaiyang 2y agoSo you have plus > x > parents?
- pbmahol 2y agoWhat technical issues?
- phito 2y agoPhone
- immibis 2y agoNerds don't. Normal people do. Normal people also won't download and self-host some open source software just to convert one file...
- maccard 2y agoNerd here. I somewhat regularly need to use ffmpeh to convert between formats and re encode (we get 16 tracks of 16 bit wav audio out of a mixer, and I re encode them to send them to someone else who does a rough mix, about once a month). I still use ChatGPT for the command lines regularly like - “ want to combine these two tracks into a single stereo track with A on left, and B on right” which is super helpful for putting stuff in an SPD.
- oceanhaiyang 2y agoWow, the FBI has some great tips to protect yourself from scams including: > Take a breath, slow down and think.