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Seriously? are you not worried about malware?
by pharmakom 3y ago
Seriously? are you not worried about malware?
- imran-iq 3y agoHonestly if you are running any game on your system, you do not really care about security (because most game devs don't care about security, just performance). https://secret.club/2021/04/20/source-engine-rce-invite.html https://secret.club/2021/04/20/source-engine-rce-invite.html
- penneallagricia 3y agoMost anti-piracy software is undistinguishable from malware. In addition to that I've never got malware in years of occasional pirate playing. I might as well pay to support the devs and still play the cracked version at this point.
- barbariangrunge 3y agocertain AAA companies have terms of service that allow them to harvest your web browsing data. Considering that, your malware risk might actually be less with pirated games
- npteljes 3y agoPrivate tracker is the key. Those have moderation, and I don't think they risk keeping malware infested things around.
- neurostimulant 3y agoGetting invited into a private tracker is hard, right? Can you get invited without an existing member vouching for you?
- npteljes 3y agoI'd rather say it's a PITA. And an even bigger PITA is to comply with the different rules, which vary from tracker to tracker of course. I had multiple accounts deactivated because I haven't logged in for a specific time for example. There are different ways to get into trackers, if you want to embark on the journey. You can get an invite directly, you can buy one (against TOS, if they find out they ban you & the inviter usually), there are sometimes free registration periods, and they sometimes do cross-promotion, like if you're a member at X for a time, then you can register to Y. For games, maybe a lesser PITA is to look for repackers. But of course, as these are on the open internet, there are clones too.