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<blockquote data-quote="TairikuOkami" data-source="post: 776927" data-attributes="member: 61892">I have never seen an infected crack or a keygen, but they were sometimes bundled with malware, just like any software can be. Keygen are packed like SFX, which contains a keygen + bonus (malware.exe). Working cracks (no-CD) are hardly ever infected, just marked by AVs as such, duh. It all comes down to, where do you download it, obviously. They are &quot;trustworthy&quot; warez sites and then there is the rest. Usually comments will reveal it.It takes a lot of time and effort to make warez and people, who make it, would not desecrate by including malware. Some steam and GOG games actually use cracks for their games, like Independence War 2, and that is saying something, so much for &quot;illegal&quot;. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite126" alt=":ROFLMAO:" title="ROFL&nbsp; &nbsp; :ROFLMAO:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":ROFLMAO:" />It is not a myth, it is a fact. Actually most infections are made by companies, who fight warez. They release infected games and cracks to scare people off. Like GTA or I once downloaded Euro Truck Simulator, it was obviously fake, I was just wondering, what it will do. It was riddled with malware and it also contained links to dev webpage to buy it. I do not blame them, but some invest money to protections instead to the game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TairikuOkami, post: 776927, member: 61892"] I have never seen an infected crack or a keygen, but they were sometimes bundled with malware, just like any software can be. Keygen are packed like SFX, which contains a keygen + bonus (malware.exe). Working cracks (no-CD) are hardly ever infected, just marked by AVs as such, duh. It all comes down to, where do you download it, obviously. They are "trustworthy" warez sites and then there is the rest. Usually comments will reveal it. It takes a lot of time and effort to make warez and people, who make it, would not desecrate by including malware. Some steam and GOG games actually use cracks for their games, like Independence War 2, and that is saying something, so much for "illegal". :ROFLMAO: It is not a myth, it is a fact. Actually most infections are made by companies, who fight warez. They release infected games and cracks to scare people off. Like GTA or I once downloaded Euro Truck Simulator, it was obviously fake, I was just wondering, what it will do. It was riddled with malware and it also contained links to dev webpage to buy it. I do not blame them, but some invest money to protections instead to the game. [/QUOTE]

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