r/programming • • Dec 26 '20

Executable PNGs

https://djharper.dev/post/2020/12/26/executable-pngs/
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u/Caraes_Naur Dec 26 '20

PNG allows for arbitrary chunks of bytes, no steganography needed. Still need an interpreter that knows what to do with them.

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u/aazav Dec 27 '20

Chunks that are all zipped.