It's a similar risk to using a file sharing network though. It depends on the type of files you're downloading, of course, but lots of people don't check an EXE

It's a similar risk to using a file sharing network though. It depends on the type of files you're downloading, of course, but lots of people don't check an EXE before running it. Although you often have the wisdom of the crowd when downloading files; if 1000 people are sharing/seeding, then the files are probably* safe. * Possibly a terrible assumption.