Who do many keygens etc have viruses in them

[digmen1]

I have recently downloaded a couple of key gens and they all seemed to have viruses in them.

Why is this ?

Is this a plot by the software companies to put people off using keygens ? like the Fake music mp3 files ?

I recently downloaded System Mechanic 5.00 with a key gen and the key gen had a virus in it ! And there were lots of sharers of that file !

Regards

Digby

[nsane]

because you use a bad source :rolleyes:

[digmen1]

Yes, buy why ?

And where is a good source ?

Regards

Digby

[Smurfette]

Yes, buy why ?
Why do people code viruses? If we knew, we could remove that part of the brain.


And where is a good source ?
Newsgroups & keygen websites, but definitely not P2P networks.

[muchspl2]

because you're so stupid to get it from fasttrack
maybe try gamecopyworld or legitimate sources next time you cam pm me if you need something

[BawA]

cuz u Use Kazaa and various Clint to download them which r full of Fakes and virus
use Keygen and crack sites instead.

[TheDave]

if you use crack-locator :shifty: they're usually safe but use a secure browser and watch out for the spyware in the .rar easily avoidable if i could remember the name

[Illuminati]

Alternatively, if you're downloading the software as well as the cracks then just look for copies that have the crack/keygen included. Even better, look for releases by known release groups.

[digmen1]

Thanks guys

The strange thing for me this time was that the zip file inlcuded the software and the keygen with the virus in it ! (System mechanics 5.00)

Regards
Digby

[iMartin]

Whoops...look what I did. :rolleyes:

[Peerzy]

because you're so stupid to get it from fasttrack
maybe try gamecopyworld or legitimate sources next time you cam pm me if you need something

Please do point me in the direction of keygens on Gamecopyworld :rolleyes: . You should never have to download a keygen by its self. If a release is spread then its not nuked so it either contains a working keygen or a cd key in the nfo.

[Izagaia]

The point of a virus in any file, is to spread and proliferate it to others as much as possible.

Given the sheer number of users on P2P networks and users employing cracks and keygens for pirated software, it is only logical that the virus creator(s) would target us through them.

[sArA]

Whoops...look what I did. :rolleyes:


tsk tsk....naughty naughty :nono:

[orcutt989]

If you use Kazaa, make sure that the file has many users, at least 5 or more, 10 if you really want to be safe. And make sure they all have different users. But I would highly suggest not doing this. Only use keygens that come with releases.

[Samurai]

learn about verifieds too

[nsane]

or learn what irc and ftp are and get them directly from the makers :P

[peat moss]

learn about verifieds too


Good point , let someone else do the homework. :D To me the idea of a "Free program" is worth the risk tho. Wish there was a better way to virus scan a winraw file tho. Then again Trojan's are another problem. :(