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How is pirating software a thing? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I understand that sharing video, photos, documents etc. is relatively safe because the data is not executed in the processor as instructions. How come people are willing to download and install pirated software though? How can one be confident that it does not contain malicious addons? Are people just don't know the risks? Or are there protection mechanisms that I am missing? I mean since the software is usually cracked there is not much use in comparing checksums with the originals, is it?

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I get malware, I can just go reinstall my OS. If I pay for software, I'm never getting that money back.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you notice the malware..

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And have something worth loosing on gheir PC. Many professional software users using cracks may worry of losing their work files which could be easily backed up.

As long as they dont have their financials or personal information thats worth stealing, the cost saving of the pirated software is worth infection, which at max needs a fresh install.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

any accounts are worth stealing, especially stuff like Google/iCloud, Discord, (Reddit and Instagram accounts are pretty expensive too if you have them for some reason), and game accounts.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

losing**

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a two PC setup, I treat the windows one with the pirated software as always potentially infected so the potential damage is limited. It's probably not infected though, I do take the most basic precautions and haven't had issues with malware for many years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That's smart, but requires extra work and hardware.