.WAVs Audio files can have embedded Malware - Here's a work around

Well there goes another format down the drain, don't ever play .wav files again.

BlackBerry Cylance Threat Researchers recently discovered obfuscated malicious code embedded within WAV audio files. Each WAV file was coupled with a loader component for decoding and executing malicious content secretly woven throughout the file’s audio data. When played, some of the WAV files produced music that had no discernible quality issues or glitches. Others simply generated static (white noise).

"Each WAV file was coupled with a loader component for decoding and executing malicious content secretly woven throughout the file’s audio data," says the report. "When played, some of the WAV files produced music that had no discernible quality issues or glitches. Others simply generated static (white noise)."

Full details
https://threatvector.cylance.com/en_us/home/malicious-payloads-hiding-beneath-the-wav.html


Solution

Use an online convert for best safety
https://www.onlinevideoconverter.com/convert-wav-to-mp3

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Or you can do it on your own, download the following

Convert your Wav files to AC3
https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/wavtoac3encoder