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Keygens/Patches/Cracks (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 11 months ago by Rodrigo_de_Mendoza@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Ok, I need some insight before I go back into Torrenting. I need a piece of software from a less than reputable company (Wondershare). Now I know Keygens can be run through Sandboxie or a VM to get the key but how do Patches and Cracks work?

One of TorrentGalaxy's most trusted uploaders & software patchers keeps the software updated and uploaded & includes in the download listing the www.virustotal.com report for the installation files which shows a clean listing; however the Patch shows a listing for multiple AV/Malware software which shows the Patch being a virus. So, how do I use the software if the Patch is "infected". Am I missing something? Thanks!

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[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 11 months ago

Also is good to point out that bigger AVs do have an incentive to fight back against cracks because they are funded by these larger companies that such cracks target, so many will try to discourage DRM cracking on purpose, if you've ever seen an AV program report back as Crack or Keygen this is the reason why. They want to discourage this behavior though fear or annoyance.