• chunes@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Pirates vet things with lists of clean sites/trackers/tools etc. As long as pirates stick to those, they generally don’t have to worry about malware. Such a list is not difficult to find.

    Sure, it’s possible for someone to get caught out by one of these sites or users deciding to turn bad, but that’s only going to work for like a day. It’s like kicking a hornet’s nest in the pirating world.

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      13 minutes ago

      Im sure whoever injects malware would be harassed and threatened to be doxxed. it’s a point of pride and the release groups very small. Ironically, the “risky” cracked version actually looks and runs better than the version you buy legitimately.