When malware removal expert, Aura, started helping these victims he noticed a common theme. Most of the users reported being infected after they downloaded and installed game cracks and Windows activation tools such as KMSpico.
i've pirated pretty much every game EVER. Never been infected that way.
Because pirates tend to have clean systems and aren't a bunch of dodgy fucks. It's the computer illiterate who aren't pirating games on a huge scale that should worry you.
It's when people go for some free utility they found advertised in an email or by private message on Facebook from someone they don't know.
It's rare enough to find actual malware on purchased physical media that it still makes the news as an industry scandal.
I bought a legit copy of Windows 7 and it always complains about not being legit. It is sad that MS cannot even white list their own software properly.
Lie down with dogs, you're bound to get fleas (Score:5, Funny)
When malware removal expert, Aura, started helping these victims he noticed a common theme. Most of the users reported being infected after they downloaded and installed game cracks and Windows activation tools such as KMSpico.
So don't do that.
Re:Lie down with dogs, you're bound to get fleas (Score:0)
lol bullshit.
i've pirated pretty much every game EVER.
Never been infected that way.
However i've been infected twice from acutal physical media i bought...
Now windows activation tools... yeah a bunch of those ARE malware.
Re: Lie down with dogs, you're bound to get fleas (Score:0)
True if you download the original cracks almost 100% of the time. But people reupload those things with malware added everywhere.
Windows cracks? Yeah you want a forum with very active moderation to get one of those.
The deck of a pirate ship is the safest place (Score:0)
i've pirated pretty much every game EVER.
Never been infected that way.
Because pirates tend to have clean systems and aren't a bunch of dodgy fucks. It's the computer illiterate who aren't pirating games on a huge scale that should worry you.
It's when people go for some free utility they found advertised in an email or by private message on Facebook from someone they don't know.
It's rare enough to find actual malware on purchased physical media that it still makes the news as an industry scandal.
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lol bullshit. i've pirated pretty much every game EVER.
Many people who buy legit copies have to use a pirated copy because it's the only one that works.
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I bought a legit copy of Windows 7 and it always complains about not being legit. It is sad that MS cannot even white list their own software properly.
Re: Lie down with dogs, you're bound to get fleas (Score:0)
So use Daz.
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Here is an idea... if the legit copy doesn't work, then don't support them with money until they can produce something that does work? Crazy, I know.
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Here is an idea... if the legit copy doesn't work, then don't support them with money until they can produce something that does work? Crazy, I know.
The problem of course, is that you don't know until you try it after you buy it.