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1337x admins allowing BG3 torrent with bitcoin miner stand after multiple reports in comments with proof, seems like the site lost it’s credibility. Suspicious that the user is also shilling to donate to 1337x, suspecting him being somehow affiliated with 1337x mods

        • Rabbit@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          I don’t remember what program, but I remember coming across some people who didn’t feel comfortable giving games like Valorant and Genshin Impact kernel level access so ran it on what they called bare metal or something running it off another drive. Maybe it was Ventoy?

          Have wondered if a dedicated drive for just pirated software and games would help keep the main system safer with how cheap ssds have gotten. Maybe a way to run it off an external ssd while blocking off access to other storage that doesn’t have pirated content?

      • Hogger85b@kbin.social
        9·
        1 year ago

        With a miner for a game with online content then virtual machine doesn’t save you. It may keep.your data safe but still uses your resources for mining.

      • Rabbit@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        So people run games through a Virtual Machine? I haven’t pirated PC games due to not trusting them, so have been curious the steps people take to avoid situations like what occurred. Have wondered if some people have a dedicated PC for just pirated games, or at the very least run it off an external drive.