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yeah but now i have to trust some random magnet link and hope it's not gonna drop some sort of rootkit on me. and yeah okay there are ways around that like usi
by red-iron-pine 2y ago
yeah but now i have to trust some random magnet link and hope it's not gonna drop some sort of rootkit on me. and yeah okay there are ways around that like using an old laptop or heavily sandbox'd VM.
but now i'm not just snagging a file, i'm creating an entire workflow. i'll just pay for the actual, clean binary
- throwawaymobule 2y agoAll of gog's offline installers are signed and do a hash check on any external .bin files they ship with. The impact they've had on bundled malware in pirated copies of their games can not be overstated.