I don't pirate because I might catch a virus

streaming is easy for a normal fag, they also can't appreciate good scene releases

virustotal doesn't detect all malware, for example it doesn't detect Windows

Based and gnupilled

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10/10

this, get dabbed on OP

Scan downloaded torrent, gets flagged as trojan. Install, scan again, nothing detected.

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WINE can execute malware

Virustotal isn't perfect and will generically detect a lot of the packers used on keygens and cracks. You're then not sure if it's a false positive from the cracker or if there's actual malware payload inside.

Look, I won't say I've bought every piece of software I've ever had, but virustotal isn't a complete panacea.

Why the fuck do these assholes even use packers if it's going to cause "false positives"?

>Trusts proprietary AV software
>Gets undetectable botnet malware
>Works fine for me desu, no virus here.jpb

T. Windoze brainlet

>everyone is a drug dealer and CP producer obsessed over not getting caught

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This wouldn't work if you used a crack.

Linux and BDS have virus too

>tfw too retarded to pirate properly
this is why i have no money.

>he doesn't sandbox his wineprefix

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fuck, I HATE this. back in the gold age pf computers every little fucker knew where to find mp3 musoc and use it on their sound system or computer. now they are using paid services, or worse, fucking youtube on a CELLPHONE hooked up on their radios.
FUCK, did they grew dumber? how can people lose websearch habits? this is not even on 0s and 1s piracy, it also happens on the general computer usage.

As long as you run it as a separate, dedicate user, or sandbox it, you're pretty much covered. At worst, it will wipe that user's home directory or sandbox.
Now, if you run it as root, it can cause real damage, but you should never ever do that.

yea because fuck paying people

Yeah everyone had viruses dicking their computers over and 20 toolbars too. Everyone pirates because it was convenient compared to going to a brick and mortar store, buying CDs, then having to go through the trouble if ripping them if you want it on the computer. Now you can load up an app and listen to any music you want for free albeit it with occasional ads

>friend

How do you know? Before viruses caused slowdowns you could see something is wrong. But few years back the game changed. Really nasty shit is created to stay undetected. Do you maybe run everything through another box and deep inspect the packets? No you don't.
Is your only metric of finding malware pop-ups, slowdowns and weird behavior.
We are not in late 90's middle of 00 any more.

lmao retard detected

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I've never encountered a virus through warez in all my years of piracy. Pirates are the most based people out there.

Pirating without getting a "virus" is much easier than it was in the 90s and 00s, even if you use Windows. You must be doing something wrong.

Viruses are a good thing. It prevents the government from using the backdoors they sneaked in. Infect your PC today.

Kek. Can you explain with facts why am I retard?
Intelligent people never resort to ad hominem just because.

For the past 15 years all computers in my house run Linux or some version of BSD.

Now are you going to explain how do you know that you are not infected or are you going to jerk each other off?

Linux is a kernel, dummy.

Best post.

Virustotal is a mixed bag

>Now are you going to explain how do you know that you are not infected or are you going to jerk each other off?
I run Linux as well, not sure how you got the idea that I run Windows.

As long as you download media files exclusively, and not mysterious executable files which you are going to execute if you're dumb enough, you are covered, even on Windows. I don't see how doing this, even on Windows, could "infect you". That's a pretty boomer term anyway.

"Virus" is a meaningless word, and "antivirus" software is just a completely wrong approach to security in general, btw.

>you can't use a kernel

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t. stalled jew

Gotta love pirating need for speed and the uninstaller is flagged

I agree, instead of calling it virus let's say malware, and I agree with you that antivirus sucks. But still it will pick up more common shit so for people who don't know much about security you have to agree that it's better than nothing?

Now, just downloading and playing media files doesn't mean that you can't get infected. Malformed media files can also be a vector in, say something like Stagefright for Android that exploited a vulnerability in MMS. Even font loading can be used as a vector, see CVE 2014-4148 as an example...

Not to mention all browser drive-by exploits in wide variety of technologies.
My question was simple, to you and the other guy that just said "hurrdurr you are retard".
If you are not using any form of security like AV, anti rootkit, tripwire, packet inspection... What have you.

How do you know you are not infected?
Btw, thanks for normal response. I'm not here to shit on you and call you a faggot but I would like if you could explain reasoning behind your answer, that's all.

>Malformed media files can also be a vector in, say something like Stagefright for Android that exploited a vulnerability in MMS. Even font loading can be used as a vector, see CVE 2014-4148 as an example...
True. Another example is the ZSnes emulator: due to a vulnerability, it was possible to execute arbitrary code by embedding it in a ROM file. This however highlights a point: malformed media files, due to not usually being able to be executed directly, must rely on vulnerabilities in the programs used to run them. If those are secure and well audited, they will be able to deal with them gracefully.

As for browser exploits, they are indeed an issue, but they are usually caused by browsing on fishy websites and running bogus JavaScript, which can however be safely disabled, not so much on pirating itself. Not to mention vulnerabilities such as WebSockets.

Now, back to your question, if you're asking "how can I know I am not infected?", the answer is that, to be accurate, you can probably never be 100% secure, on any platform. However, my experience with antivirus software and the like was that, when under careful use, it was pretty much just warning about false positives, and not much more.
Therefore, well, I'd say it's probably better than nothing for people who are completely clueless, but useless if you know at least the basics of security.
Therefore, in my experience, as long as you do use common sense, imho you can reasonably assume that you are not getting malware from downloading stuff.

>being so poor you get autism over people not pirating things like you.

AVs have vulnerabilities in them too, since they’re essentially a rookit that controls the system.

Another reason not to use them.

Ahhh finally some real technology conversation, thanks user maybe not all is lost in this shithole.
First of all don't mix your common sense with the one of general population.
Your points stand and that's grand, BUT don't say to "normal" people that they don't need anything - they do and you know it.

Let's do some mental excersise so my point could be understood better.

Say you have normal not dumb user, who uses common sense 2018 and nothing else. Shit happens, eventually gets detected. How the fuck should he get rid of it? Manually? Or they would download a cleaning tool? Do they read CVE's regularly? Fuck no.
You might do it, judging by your responses you are not an idiot.

Take sysadmins as an example. They know much more than regular users. Guess what. They all use different technologies to help them detect potential intrusion and on edge cases they do it manually.

Are they stupid? Should they just use common sense? No, of course not.
We have a bunch of idiots who know how to block ads and install an operating system.
It's wrong to just tell them to use "common sense" because they don't have one. They are 5 years behind of shit we are talking about.

No security is better than false security. Because if you know that someone can get into your car you would pay more attention to it. Now imagine that your car is vulnerable and brainlets tell you it's not. You would park it in dark alley and just go to sleep. Nothing bad can happen right?
Wrong. Proper security is a process, not some thing that you set and forget.
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I hit enter too soon. So let's brake it down. You said programs could be vulnerable? How should a user with "common sense" know about it unless he only uses open source programs and knows his shit in every single language his programs were written?
Now scale that to every single program that got cracked and they use.
Odds are really not in favor to those people.
Because if they could audit that properly they would have a great paying job and could get those for free as a sign of appreciation.

And you are surrounded by consumers fighting which brand is the best and people who managed to install an os by reading a fucking manual.
Tell me again they should use their common sense.

*by people

I'm a phone fag while taking a shit. Sue me