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I've always bought my games on steam or OFFICIAL key resellers (GMG) since I was an adult, but sometimes it has got really expensive.

Do you consider 'cracked games' safe for your PC, your data, and finally your privacy?

You should always support developers, but it's not always possible.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Search for this keyword : "Fmhy". It the acronym of free media heck yeah and It's a curated list of safe sites. Fitgirl repack are the safest you can get.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

how do you know they are safe? who is auditing the binaries?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The users themselves. Everyone that use cracked software know the binaries could potentially contain malware, so the people that share these cracked software need to build trust from the community before being called "safe" and get recommended. If ten if not hundred of thousands people use the binaries from a specific "site" or "repacker" without ever getting a virus, then it's most certainly safe to use/download. Fitgirl is the safest and most known repacker ever (as long as you download from the official site and not some shady copycat, that is)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 39 minutes ago

Considered safe only because people haven't noticed anything malicious happening? Yeah, that's still a no go for me; just because people haven't noticed, doesn't mean it's not happening.