Are there cracks without viruses?
Due to the fact that Yubiki now refuse to do honest business with our players, I decided to answer them the same. Downloading the repack from Empress was not a problem, but, as expected, EMP.dll turned out to be a virus. I did not find any individual cracks without viruses. The question is, do they even exist?Denis G
It's like the first day in the world if you don't know that antiviruses consider game tablets to be viruses!
Kartonkratos
Well, until recently, I tried not to use cracked games from torrents for this very reason. Somewhere about a month ago, I downloaded a crooked Anno 1800, from the same Empress, and there the antivirus has no complaints about EMP.dll.
Because xs what could be stuffed into the distribution, which even Empress does not suspect.
Denis G
Denis G wrote:
HackTool:Win32/Crack!MSR
HackTool is a cracking tool.
Crack is a hacked file that allows you to run programs / games without buying a license.
Where is the VIRUS?
SonyK_2
Well, sorry, of course, apparently the antivirus forgot to tell you that this is not a virus at all.
Denis G
Denis G wrote:
...probably the antivirus forgot to tell you it's not a virus at all.
The antivirus may not know this, for example, this file is not in their database. Or deliberately overstates the danger, forcing inexperienced users (intimidation) to use licensed software.
If there is any doubt, upload the file to Virustotal for verification (there are more analyzers there)
...
Denis G
Denis G wrote:
I already tried this scan and was already horrified by the result.
Actually, I asked for a LINK to the scan result (not a screen) in order to see everything myself. Although even on the screen you can see that the majority defines it simply as unsafe, and some correctly - haktul and crack.
If there is no trust in other people's cracks (although if they are downloaded from trusted places, they are almost always safe) - play another game, or hack the game yourself! There will be a laugh if you then check your crack and there will be as many (or maybe more) scanners triggered as on someone else's ...;)
SonyK_2 Link
please, I'm not sure that it will work in a few minutes, xs how it is cached
like
this the same name for Anno trusted. Because there were no antivirus triggers. And then - somehow it made its way, so I decided to ask experienced pirates. I don't see any problem with this.
Denis G
Denis G wrote:
Link please, not sure if it will work in a few minutes...
They still work in a few months (maybe years). You need to look not only at the number of reds, but also how many of them worked all the scanners. There are 39 out of 69, i.e. Not all.
Spoiler 
... dll with the same name for Anno trusted. Because there were no antivirus triggers. And then - it somehow got through.
Because the protection of different games may differ - somewhere easier, somewhere more difficult. For more complex hacking, most likely there will be a greater response of scanners and the reaction of the internal antivirus (if installed), or the "defender" of Windows (if not disabled).
Trust in crackers is such a thing ...
Trust in antiviruses, etc., is also a separate issue. If you know how to use your head, you can not use such software (especially at home) and there will be no problems.
Denis G
Denis G wrote:
...I'll think about it.
You can think as much as you like, but this is unlikely to change the crack itself - especially for someone it will not be remade to another, without "viruses". The only time the situation can change is if the publisher removes the protection (sometimes it happens that someone uploads an .exe file of the game without protection) - due to a simpler crack, the number of hits on it will be less, or not at all. It also happens that pirates cut out the protection themselves, the reaction of scanners to such a file should be less. As an option (unlikely, but suddenly), wait until (if) the game is released on GOG (maybe in a few years). There is basically no protection there, and trackers will be merged with a face that does not need hacking.
I don't expect the crack to change, I just think and weigh the risks. Is a fairly passable game worth risking the system, personal data, etc.?
It makes no sense to think for many years ahead, by that time the licenses may already be back in our stores.
Denis G
Denis G wrote:
...think about it and weigh the risks. Is a fairly passable game worth risking the system, personal data, etc.?
It is better to make backup copies of important data so that in case of emergency it can be easier to restore. Also, do not store data with the OS - if possible, use multiple disks (for example, SSD for the system and games, HDD for data). Or split one disk into several partitions, in case of reinstalling the OS, the data on the other will remain intact.
Denis G
So DrWeb, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes and 27 other antiviruses did not find the virus. Antiviruses themselves mark files as viruses, so that those who like to find viruses every day install their antiviruses.
Denis G
:D
and you don't carry a foil hat on your head, do you? just in case, I ask ...
the virus is a deterrent to housewives. to pay a lot for air ... are
you a housewife?
Denis G
Choose one trusted download source, one specific repacker, and don't be nervous about trifles. Crack for a game or program is in any case a third-party interference in a normal certified process, and no antivirus recognizes such pirated software as a safe exception. And no one will give you guarantees that apart from the necessary code, nothing else has been added to you, and this can be done at any stage, both by the crack manufacturer and the repacker, and even by those who upload the release to various resources.
The alternative is either a lot of money, or anti-piracy software that can load hardware even more abruptly than a virus.
Of course, there are viruses, and these are not only file encryptors and extortionate porn banners, you can catch a light miner that will slightly load the hardware unnoticed by you during games, you can do something else. Those who believe that viruses are for housewives may have no idea that their computer is part of a botnet and is waiting for a command to one day start flooding the Pentagon with requests, or that their passwords have been posted on the black market for a long time, just no one has bought them yet and did not use.
Now Windows itself is too curious (not even broken), and extensions for browsers require too many rights, and I’m sure you have at least a dozen different broken software, so against this background, games are unlikely to worsen the situation. Just periodically back up your important data to an external drive and breathe freely.
Due to the fact that Yubiki now refuse to do honest business with our players, I decided to answer them the same. Download repack from Empress
Well, you are a harsh person in general, you punished the villains! Yubiki can’t find a place for themselves there, crocodile tears are wiped with banknotes, they ask where to send you an apology.