Is MBAM better, or is microsoft defender enough if you download from trusted sources?

Do you consider Nyaa safe? (I’d like to get a visual novel or two that I haven’t purchased on steam yet)

Regarding other games, I always used pirate bay and I’ve been fine, 10 years ago though. Are the website listed in the wiki generally safe?

  • gemew26@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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    7 months ago

    regarding websites, I never had troubles with TPB on Windows 7, how are the ones listed in the megathread considered?

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      7 months ago

      Well, first of all you really should not be using Windows 7 anymore. For the TPB, I don’t think they check the torrents, anyone can upload so it’s not a trusted source. It’s in the unsafe sites list on the megathread. And how would you know that you never had a malware on the TPB?

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        7 months ago

        I stopped using win 7 2 years go when I got a new PC (I know it was late, but I never needed it before). So even the ones in the megathread are unsafe?

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          7 months ago

          Not really. They are safe, specially the ones marked with a goat sign.

          Though that said, i HIGHLY recommend setting up the security tips mentioned at the top of the megathread. As a casual pirate, they’ve been more than enough for me.

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            7 months ago

            do you mean this “Not so fast sailor! Do this first” suggestions, like using VPN and such? (witch is useless where I live, I never heard of any legal troubles tbh)