@alexg_k
@discuss.tchncs.deWell, I prefer to go the hospital with licensed personnel and not to ask some guy on the internet to perform surgery..
I think it is very rare to find or even craft a video file that is able to allow for arbitrary code execution on an updated video player software like VLC. The same is true for photos or documents with the exception of office documents using macros.
Good and valid point. I use opensource software wherever I can.
Though paid software is not going to encrypt your data for ransom or use a keylogger to steal bitcoin (yet).