The original post: /r/piracy by /u/R3VV1ND on 2025-02-19 21:20:05.
Hello,
I was using Mac Torrents (torrentmac),which is on the Megathread, looking for a software called Gigapixel AI (Specifically "Topaz Gigapixel AI 8.1.1", and after downloading the file, it gave me a UNIX executable that triggered 8 Antiviruses on VirusTotal, including Sophos.
The idiot that I am assumed it to be false positives since the megathread said the site was good, and it isn't community driven AFAIK. So I ran the executable, and i heard probably 50 file sounds as if a lot of files were moved somewhere.
I sat around for maybe 20 minutes searching for where any of these files went, or what it even did, and of course the file never actually gave me the software I was looking for.
I ran a scan with Malwarebytes and Sophos with zero results, and I checked through my connections history and file processes, launch apps, unusual user accounts, app privilege settings, an a few other random things to see if there was anything.
I cant tell if this is just a shitty installer that broke, or if it was some sort of quick in and out data scraper. Is anyone able to check that file out or is able to vouch for torrentmac?