Is it really sketchy if you torrent a file that by default it is an unpacked folder? (rather than just being a zipped folder)? I'm not sure if I should be concerned if it is able to run anything or gather data since it was unzipped by default. It contained a monkrus.info file that seemed to gather all the data for some reason.. (I think)

Thank you.

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[–] plinky@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

By itself - no, why would it? Cracked software will cause virus thingy to pop off anyway though, so either be careful with sources, or don’t have anything important on pc.

Like shenanigans protection of something unknown is trying it in vm first🫠, so it’s kinda on trust side of equation more often (see comments, trusted releaser etc)

(you can of course do some checks of registry, recently installed programs/processes/autorun settings etc, but something like encryption locker worms will fuck up your pc in a minute)

[–] Yourname942@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Are there things that can be undetected/hidden from system explorer - where you'd have to use terminal/powershell to view that it exists (hidden malware)?

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago

i mean probably? but that some designer type shit (driver modifications/ram/bios or something) not that typical in civilized piracy circles, worst i got is some referal swaps/default sites in browsers 10 years ago