• N0x0n@lemmy.ml
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    15 days ago

    Now that I know a bit more about security and obfuscation I rather not use any pirated games/software anymore. If they know how to crack/reverse engineer some complicated stuff, you can be sure they add some shady stuff in it.

    • silent cryptominer
    • info stealer
    • hidden DNS ads requests
    • trojan
    • ...

    They need somehow a way to earn there living expanses ? It's a service we think it's free but nothing comes without a counterpart.

    • Fonzie!@ttrpg.network
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      15 days ago

      They need somehow a way to earn there living expanses ?

      Crackers don't do it for a living lol
      They're normal people with normal, often 9-5, jobs; who just bought a gamr and want to help more people get their hands on that game even through pay walls and region restrictions.

    • sheepy@lemm.ee
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      14 days ago

      That would earn them a percent of a percent of what they would through donations or running ads on their site. And they would be able to do it only once.

    • InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      13 days ago

      Now that I know a bit more about security and obfuscation I rather not use any pirated games/software anymore

      Then don't and pay every streaming service, game and software.

      If they know how to crack/reverse engineer some complicated stuff, you can be sure they add some shady stuff in it.

      The most pointless, baseless and factless argument ever.

      They need somehow a way to earn there living expanses ? It’s a service we think it’s free but nothing comes without a counterpart.

      If you genuinely think crackers earn lots of money through cracking games, you sure are uneducated.