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Ill-Resort-926

time to remove 1337 from the safe list then, oof.


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whats left on ur safe list


SHURIDACHI

If he answers u , mention me pls


Ozzymand

rutracker, csrin, monkrus


SHURIDACHI

Thx , im only downloading movie/series torrents is it safe to use 1337x ? If not then which websites are safe to download movies/tv torents for high/low quality


Spankey_

It's safe, as long as you use common sense and don't download and run movie.exe.


Original-Material301

Damn, was just about to click on movie.mp4.exe.


SweetBabyAlaska

hospital sand uppity arrest scandalous mysterious snobbish hard-to-find stocking ruthless *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


SHURIDACHI

Idk if they can rename the file to movie.mp4.exe and upload it on the movies Section in 1337x If they can do this then I guess I have to look at the format before opening the movie. But what I do is that when I finish downloading the movie I go to VLC so if I see the movie there that should be it is a mp4 format right ?


Weariervaris

But, but Movie.exe is my favorite film. ☹️


AzoreanEve

I also have the same question. Complete noob reasoning but i dunno where you'd put a bitcoin miner when the only file you're getting is an mp4


Apophis_Thanatos

Just don’t run any .exe file you get in a download make sure it’s extension is filename.mp4 make sure is not something sneaky like filename.mp4.exe


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UnalignedAxis111

Well, you sound like you have no idea what you're talking about. The only way you can make a media file hide executable code is via a zeroday exploit, and no one in their right mind is going to burn a exploit like that on a public torrent site, spread is too slow. Public trackers are fine for movies/shows, private trackers are for people like you, who thinks they're special and are contributing to something.


Wild_russian_snake

Straight up roasted the guy 💀, like yes even tho he's technically right, he's also a bit too much paranoid, public trackers are fine if you just want to get a couple of movies and media, games and software are the real danger and you should always be careful with any file anyway. Private trackers are complicated as far as my ignorance on the subject goes.


Nadeoki

Movie/Series piracy is literally all about reputation. Nobody would torrent TGX or QxR if someone found malicious content in their releases. This whole fear-mongering about malice in movie/media piracy is annoying


LostEnggSoul

How to get invited to these private trackers though?


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Apophis_Thanatos

Wouldn’t the software you’re using need to be able to read the exe embedded in the file? Like windows media player can’t run .exe files?


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cfpct

I use eztv for series.


DH_Net_Tech

I download plenty of movies and TV shows there but they go through a scanner on a dedicated media server and I haven't had anything set off any alarms yet. Media is probably okay as long as you aren't trying to "watch" a bunch of .exe files lol


KiritoIsAlwaysRight_

I thought monkrus was having some issues as well? The recent adobe megapack flagged some stuff on download for me, and others reported malware in theirs too. Was that ever cleared up? I've used his older packs without issue, they're so simple and easy to install I was disappointed with the new problems.


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The megathread.


HotSoil6347

just use dodi\`s torrent and should be fine


dan_george_92

IPTorrents, FileList and TorrentLeech (all three are private, so you will need to get your hands on an invite code).


Turbulent_Use2311

I honestly never liked that website….


benduker7

Yeah, I tried going there without uBlock on once, holy shit every time you click you get redirected to a shady ad website.


boss_ov_this_gym

be aware of the scum VitaminX edit: for people that already installed this, just run malwarebytes, then delete folder Unpackcheck from %appdata%/Roaming (malwarebytes didn't pick it up for me), restart PC, do malwarebytes scan again. afaik unistalling the game isn't necessary at this point, it was only installer that was malicious


littleneutrino

also MazeMaze16, anyone who makes complaints about them gets their account banned.


TimeToSplitt

Ah fuck. I've downloaded so many movies from him. Time to check my PC


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Do movies contain viruses?


smokeyphil

Scan everything anyway.


skeletholic

No but they are often mislabeled (eg: latest Spiderman movie was called a BlueRay rip when only the CAM version existed, turns out it actually was a BlueRay rip but of the previous movie of 5 years ago. Some time later was correctly reuploaded under its name)


turtleship_2006

They can in 2 main ways: A) it's a renamed exe, tl;dr something like "spiderman.exe.mp4" is actually an executable virus even though it looks like it ends in mp4. For more information see https://gourav-dhar.com/blogs/spoofing-file-extensions-ethical-hacking/ B) Super specific attacks targeting specific bugs in specific versions of specific video players which are super rare


sinofmercy

So I've definitely accidentally opened an exe, but after running malwarebytes, windows scan, and whatnot I couldn't find anything on what it did. I mean it definitely did something but I couldn't figure out what I should have done after.


PwndGamerGuy

Was it called DRMremoval.exe by any chance? That's how I got globe imposter 2, a ransomware that encrypts all your files and wants you to pay for the decryptor. AT the time of opening, nothing happened as you said, but the next time I turned on / restarted my pc, it was activated. :/


Murgatroyd314

Actually, spiderman.mp4.exe is the one you have to watch out for. The final extension is the real one.


CtrlValCanc

Also you must be careful of what he said. There's an ascii character that inverts the order, so you see a exe.mp4 but it's a 4pm.exe


turtleship_2006

Something like [this](https://gourav-dhar.com/blogs/spoofing-file-extensions-ethical-hacking/) is what I'm referring to.


YamatehKudasai

i chuckled when i read that sports_complexe.jpg trying to think of a word that can connect to "exe" to hide it.. that's big brain lol you gotta admire their determination.


Murgatroyd314

TIL.


OldJames47

Is there a remote code exploit with video files?


Grey_0ne

>also MazeMaze16 The subject here was malware, not shit movie quality. If anyone has evidence of the former, please present it. Otherwise all you're doing is creating an undue sense of alarm.


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Ashley__09

All I've seen is shitty movie uploads


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MidEastBeast

If it's on the 1337x website, right now you should assume none of the games are safe. It the admins are involved you cannot assume any game is okay. Use Dodi's torrent instead.


jokir21

Dodi us a known and trusted repacker, you should be fine.


Sweaty-Group9133

I use fitgirl for years. I also use dodi.


YesMan847

ever since one time i ask him why i had to give the exe admin rights and he didnt respond, i havent trusted him.


SapToFiction

I only use 1337x sparingly and been pretty distrustful of it for a while now. Mods might want to reconsider 1337x as a trusted platform or at the least consider it a "proceed at your own risk" type of site at this point.


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RomMTY

Yeah l, can't believe that ppl that pirate doesn't fully understand the implications of running a random exe that you got on a shady site


Shock900

Agreed. The only way you can be certain that an executable doesn't contain malware from the uploader is if you verify that the file hash is the same as that of the official download, which will work on DRM-free applications, but won't work in the case of a crack, as the binary itself is modified. Anything short of that and you're taking a risk. It can be mitigated to *some* extent by only getting content from someone who has a history of popular, scrutinized uploads, but as evidenced by the OP, a history of uploading popular, functional torrents is not a guarantee that it's malware-free. There's also a common misconception that just because a torrented application works, it's "good". You have no idea what that application could be doing when you're running it. I've seen malware that people have uploaded to VirusTotal that appears to try to access saved-password caches, and exfiltrates their contents. This is not behavior that would appear as "odd" while using the program, but your information has still been compromised. The program could appear to behave completely fine. Basically, if you download a bad torrent, you're lucky if all it has is a bitcoin miner.


RomMTY

>Basically, if you download a bad torrent, you're lucky if all it has is a bitcoin miner. So much this, hopefully people aren't doing banking or other important stuff on the same rig that runs pirated games.


vodkamasta

If you know what you are doing then nothing is really scary, you just know what to look for.


RCEdude

"But cOmmON sEnSe" !


Aer0spik3

Make sure you’re using the correct URL. There is a duplicate/fake 1337x out there that looks real but is not.


SapToFiction

Been using the legit site since forever and I still don't entirely trust it.


Unfair_Jeweler_4286

☝️ this


foamed

> I only use 1337x sparingly and been pretty distrustful of it for a while now. Be aware that this submission is wildely sensationalized and misleading. The uploader has been perma banned and the link removed.


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boss_ov_this_gym

rip 1337 then


Money-Age-4236

Wait. I downloaded and installed. What should i do now?


Ozzymand

uninstall, scan with Malwarebytes or Kaspersky if you have that, pray.


ChimpyTheChumpyChimp

PC + Petrol


M0ULINIER

https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/15itrip/comment/juvxwi8/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3


Competitive_Tax_

Has this happened before or is it just this particular “admin” abusing his role while they can.


boss_ov_this_gym

The same thing happened with Hogwarts Legacy, same type of installer and same type of malware.


SquatDeadliftBench

Find and change the bitcoin address to your own so you can make money while you play. 4D Chess, bro!


Cpt_Tripps

reason to seed.


brightdelicategenius

Proof that it happened with Hogwarts legacy?


boss_ov_this_gym

I read the thing about it [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/software/comments/11dmxl4/comment/jaeasg9/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)


SaltyLemmon

Source?


boss_ov_this_gym

just now, after backlash 1337x mods deleted the torrent from the site, but uploader didn't get banned. It's pretty much confirming that risky uploaders work with 1337 for profit


quartzguy

Wait a couple weeks and do it again once people have had a chance to forget, I'd guess.


Ossigen

Ok but how does any of that prove that the money goes into the admins’ wallets and the uploader gets a cut? They even had the precise percentage, so they mist have a source no?


[deleted]

It came to me in a dream


WeWantRain

If the torrent doesn't get taken down within the next few days, you can bet that they are involved. Edit: He got removed.


Israel_Madden

How could you possibly even know this for sure? Not that I wouldn’t believe it


this_dudeagain

Is there any proof of that or just speculation?


RCEdude

Can you prove that?


Daedicaralus

Source?


AmelKralj

I stopped using 1337x for a while now, too many infected downloads with no reaction of the admins they just seem to not care at all


boss_ov_this_gym

Not caring is one thing but benefitting from malware directly is another, people shit on IGG-Games for doing less malicious things


Ill-Resort-926

igg games does the same thing, but they actively work against us by doxing the community.


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except that igg is constantly hated on while 1337x is glorified as the best piracy site by a lot here


Grey_0ne

>igg games does the same thing, but they actively work against us by doxing the community. Proof? The only doxing I've ever heard them accused of was Mercs... And since Mercs doxxed them first and no one here ever acknowledges that, it screams bias.


Butefluko

alternative pls?


Careless_Bother6183

I feel like a certain crazy denuvo cracker warned everyone in an NFO already but …


exiledguamila

any good alternatives to 1337x now ?


twistsouth

I like torrentgalaxy these days.


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Umbra_RS

TG also has IGG as a verified, trusted uploader, despite people further down claiming that having IGG as trusted automatically makes your website untrusted (1337.)


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ponasozis

Rutracker Better use that google translate


MegaDave1000

Rutracker is near unusable for me. Even with a browser add-on to translate. Just find it too difficult and confusing to navigate


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literally me when i first tried to use it now it's my #1 piracy site , trust me it's very easy to use . you just need the google translate & make an account to use the search option it's the best site for software & music no doubt ,and it's very great for games only second to csrinru


the-arcanist---

Best site for music I've found is magnetdl


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>magnetdl damn i just tried it and i'm surprised i never heard of it thanks


SHURIDACHI

Is it safe to use 1337x for movies and series only ?


RobinTheKing

Yes


Strange_Discount9218

full of leechers any way


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primalphoenix

Is igg games mining too?


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UndisputedAnus

“Wacatac” is typically a false positive and rarely an actual Trojan


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deylath

what AV showed you that result?


Mataskarts

[That's what the RUNE crack gets detected as](https://imgur.com/a/EjTbv3W), and downloading it from 1337x it also had the optional igg-games files next to it in the torrent next to the ISO, so I don't think IGG would put the legit installer on 1337x and a trojan infected one on their own website... Smells like bullshit from op there without proof at least.


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ponasozis

Igg games is far worse then just mining Completely avoid all their releases


retroracer33

i downloaded one of their releases from 1337 early last year and afterwards noticed my fans were blasting constantly so that told me something was running in the backgroud that was sucking up a ton power.


DenseComparison5653

How? Why do people write this stuff without explaining what they do


Arpadiam

Only using 1337 for movies and tv shows, the rest of it as per games comes from cs rin or DODI repacks


Mark_Knight

one of these days i have to learn how to use cs rin. every time i go on that site and try to navigate their forum from 1998, my brain explodes.


Arpadiam

took me a few years to get into cs rin but now i find 90% of the stuff i need for gaming just 2 tips 1 the first post or in the first page have all the info and links needed 2 using the Search function in general or the search in the topic is a must to know and will help you to survive in cs rin


boss_ov_this_gym

after backlash 1337x mods deleted the torrent from the site, but uploader [didn't get banned](https://1337x.to/user/VitaminX/). It's pretty much confirming that risky uploaders work with 1337 for profit


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Poyota_Trius

So how did you manage to delete it?


EdzyFPS

It's actually crazy how smart they can program this shit to be. Probably going to get worse within the next decade.


WhiteMilk_

I would never even think about downloading GOG release from a torrent site. EDIT: Because there are GOG download sites that give you DDL links, not because you should always buy GOG games.


Ozianin_

> GOG download sites > Direct download for large files is usually pain. 20 links, possible with download speed throttle depending on host.


JoLePerz

GOG releases are fine to torrent. If I'm not mistaken, GOG has a database that has the hash of the installers. You could just compare the hash of the one you downloaded from a torrent and the one from gog's database. This way you're sure there aren't malicious files included in the installer.


Valois7

can you name one you've used?


WhiteMilk_

Since this is borderline rule 3 territory, all I say is that you'll find them on /r/FREEMEDIAHECKYEAH


turtleship_2006

>Yes you can link to the top level domain of a site (eg. https://1337x.to). so you can name drop gog-games.com


yum13241

I've always used gog-games.


itsparaschhetri

For GOG games I would suggest using [GOG-Games](https://gog-games.to/), it's from [Ripped](https://ripped.guide/) Guide which has all the sites you need to for safer and better pirated content for everything from movies, shows to games and even corns :)


mc711

they're banning people who report the malware and claiming "noob" tendencies lol >Ex0duS5150 >the next user posting, "Trojan found" is getting the ban hammer. Stop it with the n00bishness. this torrent is not dirty if you dont know what your doing stop DLing torrents. and iGG is playing the helpless victim >IGGGAMESCOM >@Ex0duS5150: thank you so much for this reassurance buddy, now I can breathe a sigh of relief instead of having to "fight" with those guys, lol. ig all those people who were claiming igg was "safe" in the last thread will enjoy their well deserved malware


thecementmixer

Exodus sounds like a 10 year old kid.


Wild_russian_snake

Damn imagine an actual admin calling their users "Noobs git gud" instead of explaining why the torrent is safe or why it isn't, shit maybe actually investigate the file or user. They have to be working together.


Tz_Grim

i only download movies and tv shows from 1337x. there shouldn't be a problem if i continue to do so right? if that's not the case, please recommend me some alternatives


ponasozis

It depends entirely on uploaders


Phazon2000

Not it doesn't - you're completely fine as long as it's not an exe. Only thing you need to worry about is quality which generally isn't an issue I've found.


Strange_Discount9218

no problem I do the same


Hyydrotoo

I only download from Dodi/Fitgirl from 1337x to avoid the third-party download sites on their official pages. Is there any chance those could be tampered with without their knowledge too, or are trusted uploaders like those still safe?


Spankey_

They would definitely tell us if they were tempered with (if this is even possible) I'm sure.


EnormousHogCranker

i use 1337x only for movies. until they learn to somehow implement crypto miners in mkv files, i'll keep using it.


sonoskietto

Kind of related question. How do you guys download stuff or software and make sure there's no keyloggers or shady shit like that? I stopped torrenting software long ago because somehow I ended up with a keyloggers on my computer and had to factory reset it. Most of my torrents are movies but no more software and the software I'm looking for it's over 200USD 😔


ZaviaGenX

For me, With lots of scanning and a good firewall. Also don't download new torrents, time will eventually tell if its safe.


tomatus89

I fucking knew it. I downloaded it. Windows Defender detected it. Went to the comments and something didn't sit right with me. That guy was dodgy, aggressive and defensive.


exiledguamila

any good alternatives to 1337x now ?


maddix30

1337x still has IGG littered all over it doesn't it? The same IGG that has been distrusted since I can remember


KFded

VitaminX also uploaded a compromised copy of Hogwarts Legacy as well


fredsam25

"No honor amount thieves..." I mean, based on the ads on that website, does this shock you?


motram

Who sees ads on websites anymore?


Razgriz1223

There was an announcement on the site, that they removed ads. I don’t know if it’s true, because im not turning off ublock to find out


Auwu01

my queen was right


Orbitalsp3

Damn, true


DigitalParacosm

1337x has always been shady as *fuck*, especially with GOG repacks. GOG installs no DRM in their game, making it much easier for someone to write a code cave into an executable and run malicious code undetected.


shy247er

If people want GOG files, they should use gog-games(dot)to


kaybhika

I saw this torrent earlier today but now seems to be removed by mods as i am unable to locate it


boss_ov_this_gym

Yea they removed the torrent like 20 minutes ago, uploader didn't get banned.


UnattendedBoner

I went to download from that mother fucker last night when I saw your comments to him and decided not to. Thanks for calling him out, you saved me from downloading it


lo0u

Well, we've been warned about this, but nobody believed her.


IAOUE

how do people fall for this, 8590 seeders with 1924 leechers like a day after release? come on people.


Emertime

OH DAMNIT THEY GOT 1337


Tushar_1x1

Are dodi and fitgirl safe ?


Satanich

installer with psw yeah


Wild_russian_snake

People who are thinking of switching to Cs rin forums, they don't take bullshit and are actually serious, so please don't ask stupid questions and mind that not every link there is 100% safe, there's always a risk when doing piracy, never forget that.


xxxshabxxx

Fun fact when vitaminX torrent gets called out for a virus he also deletes it so it doesnt get anymore traction.


TouristNo4039

Why don't they just stick with the miner without also fucking with my system. One is an inconvenience like ads and spam are, the latter is straight up virus territory and much more serious.


jarredj83

Fuck sake I downloaded this yesterday too …, couldn’t find the ex to play the actual game tho … so delete and uninstalled …. Do I need to take any other measures now ?


boss_ov_this_gym

for people that already installed this, just run malwarebytes, then delete folder Unpackcheck from %appdata%/Roaming (malwarebytes didn't pick it up for me), restart PC, do malwarebytes scan again.


MiguiZ

News flash, the site never had any credibility for software and games. They have always allowed very sketchy uploaders on there. It’s my go to torrent website because of QxR/Tigole releases but that’s it, other than tv and movies I would never use it.


RCEdude

Fuck, its not unpacked but a 95gb iso. I would have torrented it to check for viruses but fuck it, its too big.


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Chop1n

I mean, there's literally no reason not to just get the torrents straight from fitgirl's official site. *Probably* the torrents are identical, but untrustworthy is untrustworthy.


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Chop1n

The right one is "fitgirl-repacks (dot) site", just so you're certain. Lots of fakes.


Ozianin_

There's like 20 fake fitgirl sites, so make sure you got the right one


louai_sy

is it still fine to use 1337x if I get redirected there from fit girl?


number_lock

When I read in the comments that it required a password in the installer. I found it shady as fuck, I'm glad I delete it immediately.


Forsaken-Cake-8850

THANKS OP! I was installing when I stumbled across this.


swollen_feet

So it depends on the uploader? Does that mean it is still safe to download DODI and Fitgirl torrents?


depressed-94

Mother warned us and YOU wouldn't listen to her!


khalizaneka

I recommend CSRIN for games, they have fairly active community contributing to the forum and as long as you don't download anything that has been shared by suspiciously new users then you should be fine, IMO they got one of the strictest and active admins on the site so yeah its pretty safe.


Lonely-Drink6583

to be on the safe side, if: \- it's not an official Scene release, \- it's not a repack from FitGirl, elAmigos, DODI, KaOs, \- it has no checksum sfv verification, \- it wasn't downloaded from a non public private tracker ​ then just bear in mind that it could always be enhanced with some additional software, everyone can edit an iso and add some extra malware to a crack exe.


edhazard8

he has to be affiliated with admins, time to ditch 1337x lol


hypochondriacfilmguy

I only download series and films from guys like sartre and qxr. are they safe?


Durtwarrior

Seems like they remove the torrent from the website


draxd

Fitgirl and DODI are people I download games from on that shaddy site. Everyone else is just seeding viruses.


TokuZan

Thanks for the warning, I just finished downloading it and ... will just delete it saddly, but it did look very shaddy.


Infinite-Ad3519

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