But I remember seeing that group being blacklisted and called out in multiple Piracy communities and wikis a few years ago.
What happened? Are they good now?
Back in 2019 some releases installed directly from IGG-GAMES contained crypto miners. They also added their own DRM to releases. Since then I have stayed away and never looked back.
Shame, because there have been some times that igg is the only group with a specific release.
didn’t 1337x have a cryptominer that wasn’t removed by the moderators last year?
Haven’t noticed anything from them. I heard rumors but never saw any proof (reliable).
Copied from the moderator at PiracyGames subReddit NotIsaacClarke:
Ads built into the game at runtime: https://i.redd.it/x1gz0rbix1721.jpg
DRM added to their releases which prevents the game from launching if removed: https://i.imgur.com/pNjo10d.png
Cryptominers and startup malware included in their games: https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/bzczk6/i_think_i_found_an_infected_game_on_igggamescom/eqsqqj0/
Attempting to install browser hijackers: https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/apcvx4/here_we_go_again_igg_this_time_im_not_reporting/
Javascript malware on their website: https://removeddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/9f1rf2/igg_games_now_downloads_adware_into_your_computer/
Looks like this happened 5+ years ago… Did someone in the group go rogue and they were removed? I’ll have to look up the piracy games sub reddit when I can get to my computer but at this point it seems to be a nothing burger if it happened so long ago
Both 1337 and TG are some of the worst places to get your torrents from. They themselves are about as trust worthy as Trump on a quaalude.
Private trackers are the safest. A public one will always be sketch. But if you want a public one, give therarbg.com a try.
@ultratiem @piracysails The piracy megathread site says that’s a fake clone https://rentry.co/megathread-unsafe-sites
i was told 1337x refused to take down torrents that contained crypto miners, which is why it’s not a truly trusted source anymore. it should be fine for video and music, but I’m not downloading video games or anything that might contain an executable.
