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Pirating games seems like a terrible deal when you consider the viruses, bot nets and bitcoin mining malware.
by teruakohatu 6y ago
Pirating games seems like a terrible deal when you consider the viruses, bot nets and bitcoin mining malware.
- reincarnate0x14 6y agoThose problems are almost nonexistent if you get past the public torrent sites. Lots and lots of impostor sites and users though, I assume most of it automated. The bitcoin mining problem is seeping into even free-to-play game markets, which I have mixed feelings about. On one hand, it's at least better than the corrosive influence of advertising.
- TheNorthman 6y agoIf you've ever contracted malware in any shape through piracy, you've been doing it wrong. Public torrent trackers are fine. The existence of various Scene indexing sites [0] allows you to verify a release before you download it. [0]: Like https://predb.me/ https://predb.me/ or https://www.xrel.to/releases.html https://www.xrel.to/releases.html
- gsich 6y agoOnly if you don't know what you're doing.
- techntoke 6y agoThere is this thing called the scene and verification files.