Arrred games?
Sigmund:
These are probably two obvious suggestions, but I'll add them anyway: always read the comments on a torrent before downloading. If there aren't any, I usually err on the side of caution and look for a different one. Also, you aren't able to register an ARRR'd game on the official site. I know this sounds so obvious it's redundant, but I've read threads on other websites where people seemed surprised at this. *shrug* The Pirate Bay seems to be a relatively safe site for torrents. I've downloaded a few games and television episodes from there and haven't gotten anything dangerous yet.
Also, I'm interested to hear about other people's experiences with Comodo. I tried the most recent version, and it kept asking me so many questions that I finally had to yank the thing off my laptop. I did like the version prior to that, though.
ETA: I forgot to mention Peer Guardian. I'm not exactly sure how much good it does, but I've been using it for awhile now and haven't run into any problems yet. Link is here: http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/.
jsalemi:
Quote from: SimBliss on 2008 August 21, 05:54:34
...where does a novice go to brush up their pirate-y skills and stop supporting EAxis? I finally caved today and got FT, needing to see what exactly I am missing out on.
I have Norton, and also a penchant for being attacked by viruses each time I make an attemp at getting my hot little hands on an arrred game. Suppose I will need to change out my anti virus for something better? >:(
Second first -- get one of the free anti-virus programs out there. Many of us like Avast!, which is free for personal use, not a resource hog, and works quite well.
To start on aaar! skills: first, read the 'get rid of SecuROM' thread at the top of this forum, then get yourself over to gamecopyworld to get a no-cd.exe for your game and use only that. Then, look into torrent clients (uTorrent is quite popular), and read the FAQ and general instructions on their website. TorrentFreak also has some good basic info and tutorials on setting up, securing and speeding up the client. As suggested above, The Pirate Bay is a good source for finding reliable torrents when you're ready.
Bugger:
At least I can say I have my ass covered in regards to the No cd biz, just started with BV. I get a little squirrelly downloading files from new places and the paranoia kicks in. I will spend the afternoon today doing some light reading on torrents though, and checking out this Pirate bay. Maybe I will be swashbucklin' in no time. Or maybe not.
Paperbladder:
Quote from: Sigmund on 2008 August 21, 06:31:51
Also, I'm interested to hear about other people's experiences with Comodo. I tried the most recent version, and it kept asking me so many questions that I finally had to yank the thing off my laptop. I did like the version prior to that, though.
If the popups really bother you, you can tweak Defense+ to monitor less stuff or you can "permanently" disable Defense+. Disabling Defense+ will still allow the firewall to function but you will occasionally see a Defense+ as leak protection.
As for my experiences with the Comodo, it works a lot better now then it did when I tried it several times in the past. My biggest issue with it was that it "forgot" your configuration and it even loses its preset schemes such as "Trusted Application". They only recently fixed this issue, and the bug still exists in the 2 series IIRC.
Zazazu:
Look for torrents by Demonoid, ViTaLiTy, and Reality if you have a choice. Again, read comments. If the thing is a bogus torrent and has a virus, people will complain...loudly.
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