I wrote this post for a friend, I'm sharing it here for anybody it might help. I got asked multiple times how I download cracked music software so I figured it'd be easier to write it down once. It's meant for people with very low technical skills who just want to start torrenting software without major risks, and it includes a bunch of safety tips that are already known in this community.

If you have feedback, let me know and I'll update the post.

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[–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I'd say blocking traffic to/from pirated software via a firewall is less something you should try if it isn't working and more something you should be doing everytime no matter what. That traffic is going to at best the vendor you ripped off, and at worst somewhere malicious.

If you're already pirating software then there is probably some kind of firewall solution you could also pirate to make it easier, so I don't think there's really much of an argument against it.

[–] andscape@feddit.it 2 points 2 years ago

I mean you're right, but it's already probably too technical for the kind of target I'm aiming at with this post. I wrote this for a friend who didn't know what a torrent is but wanted to get cracked FL Studio. I cannot expect them to dive into firewall rules.

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