Comment by aceazzameen
9 hours ago
I don't know. There's suddenly so many decomps that run native (granted this post is about WebAssembly). Is there no concern about hidden malware? IMO it doesn't have the same level of trust and vetting that the emulator scene has. At least not yet.
The emulator scene could have all the trust it wants and it was still ruined 99% of the time by people downloading ROMs from the first sketchy site that gave them a file download. At least here what is made quickly by an LLM can have its source reviewed even more quickly by an LLM for a decent assurance. Age always helps though.
Exploiting an emulator through a ROM is significantly harder than inserting some malicious code into a binary.
You're thinking too much like an engineer who reads code all day.
What's actually happening is a 13 year old downloading Pokemon.rom.exe and clicking on it.
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Open up the game console with ~ and type “tiananmen square 1989”. The Chinese operative monitoring your game will automatically disconnect.
I mean I’m kind of curious why you left this comment about WASM decomp, which is about as malware safe as one could possibly get!
Wow! You've done it, you found software that is impervious to malicious software!
I am already running NSA enabled and Chinese malw... ai agents on my PC with full access. As if it will make difference.
This security nihilism is probably the most relatable sentiment I’ve seen on HN in a while.
Is it still nihilism if you ran a proper risk assessment first?
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It does make a difference.
The price of carelssness is too high of an irreversible lesson.