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I don't actually know the in's and out's of BitTorrent structure but wouldn't that not work as the 2 files would be completely different?

ie: I'd be downloading (and putting together) some blocks of the "real" movie and some blocks of the "malware". I'm guessing the resultant file wouldn't even open?




Video files are purposely made to work even with some data blocks missing. It's the feature that enables video streaming. Valid header is usually enough for video player to at least try to play a file.




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