A user named VitaminX uploaded bitcoin miner attached to an installed for BG3. The admins removed the upload after community protests went viral, but VitaminX is for some reason not banned.
Is the site compromised? Was VitaminX splitting the profits with a rogue admin?
Downloaded that torrent, thought it was weird that it triggered my AV.
Usually I just assume it’s a crack file or something, and even Windows defender will say it’s a “game crack” file or something on the threat information.
However, BG3 being released on GoG I found it odd… And it wasn’t even detected as a game crack file or wtv it’s called.
Ended up downloading one uploaded by InsaneRamZes which ALSO was detected by AV…
I’ve ended up downloading about 4~5 clients to finally find one that didn’t trigger it… The amount of trash that was going around is insane.
The one I finally found that doesn’t have a virus was from a private tracker. (which was the RUNE release)
Edit: Just checked on 1337x and this one that I had from InsaneRamZes has also been removed it seems.
I can’t actually find a BG3 full game torrent on there atm…
But I did manage to add the tracker to my private tracker’s RUNE download so I’ll be sharing with you all too 🤝
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Downloaded that torrent, thought it was weird that it triggered my AV. Usually I just assume it’s a crack file or something, and even Windows defender will say it’s a “game crack” file or something on the threat information.
However, BG3 being released on GoG I found it odd… And it wasn’t even detected as a game crack file or wtv it’s called. Ended up downloading one uploaded by InsaneRamZes which ALSO was detected by AV…
I’ve ended up downloading about 4~5 clients to finally find one that didn’t trigger it… The amount of trash that was going around is insane.
The one I finally found that doesn’t have a virus was from a private tracker. (which was the RUNE release)
Edit: Just checked on 1337x and this one that I had from InsaneRamZes has also been removed it seems. I can’t actually find a BG3 full game torrent on there atm… But I did manage to add the tracker to my private tracker’s RUNE download so I’ll be sharing with you all too 🤝