In the 21st century, does anyone really trust an executable they got
from a shady source on the internet?
I understand decades ago, there were folks who put cracked versions on
the internet that were clean just as an ego trip or to stick it to the
"man".
Now days I would count on 99% of them to just be a trojan, worm or
some other malware.

On Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:49:35 -0500, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:

>In the 21st century, does anyone really trust an executable they got
>from a shady source on the internet?
>I understand decades ago, there were folks who put cracked versions on
>the internet that were clean just as an ego trip or to stick it to the "man".

A few decades back I got tons of great programs through a few trusted
warez groups. I don't remember if any were bad stuff when checked
with an AV, but that's how safe it was back then. I still have many
of them that I use every day. Today, I wouldn't go near such groups
or sites. Too many people have gotten too mean and nasty since then.
Trust no AV or any other so-called security program. The present day
virus spreading bums are usually ahead of those "security" programs.

>Now days I would count on 99% of them to just be a trojan, worm or
>some other malware.

On Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 7:34:03 PM UTC-7, mar...@invalid.com wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:49:35 -0500, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
>
> >In the 21st century, does anyone really trust an executable they got
> >from a shady source on the internet?
> >I understand decades ago, there were folks who put cracked versions on
> >the internet that were clean just as an ego trip or to stick it to the "man".
> A few decades back I got tons of great programs through a few trusted
> warez groups. I don't remember if any were bad stuff when checked
> with an AV, but that's how safe it was back then. I still have many
> of them that I use every day. Today, I wouldn't go near such groups
> or sites. Too many people have gotten too mean and nasty since then.
> Trust no AV or any other so-called security program. The present day
> virus spreading bums are usually ahead of those "security" programs.
> >Now days I would count on 99% of them to just be a trojan, worm or
> >some other malware.

I got the best firewall I ever had from a warez site decades ago, black ice defender.

> > On Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 7:34:03PM UTC-7,
mar...@invalid.com wrote:
> > On Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:49:35 -0500, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > In the 21st century, does anyone really trust an executable they
got
> > from a shady source on the internet?
> > I understand decades ago, there were folks who put cracked
versions on
> > the internet that were clean just as an ego trip or to stick it
to the "man".
> > A few decades back I got tons of great programs through a few
trusted
> > warez groups. I don't remember if any were bad stuff when
checked
> > with an AV, but that's how safe it was back then. I still have
many
> > of them that I use every day. Today, I wouldn't go near such
groups
> > or sites. Too many people have gotten too mean and nasty since
then.
> > Trust no AV or any other so-called security program. The present
day
> > virus spreading bums are usually ahead of those
"security" programs.
> > Now days I would count on 99% of them to just be a trojan, worm
or
> > some other malware.
> >
> mike mike wrote:
>
>
> I got the best firewall I ever had from a warez site decades ago,
black ice defender.

What makes it better than any other - just curious because I’ve never
used it

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