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Originally posted over on /r/piracy (https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/15itrip/1337x_admins_allowing_bg3_torrent_with_bitcoin/)

It looks like a bitcoin miner was included in the installer, and the admins on 1337x may or may not give a shit apparently. Scanned my pc and my wifes and found the same stuff the others mentioned.

According to the other comments, don't feel the need to uninstall as the miner was installed separate to the game, just give a Malwarebytes scan to get rid of the junk.

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[–] UntouchedWagons@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I downloaded the RUNE release from TorrentLeech and Windows Defender found a trojan so yeah I'll believe it. I guess I'll wait for a FitGirls repack.

[–] nimmo@lem.nimmog.uk -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now that's not something I'd have expected. I've never encountered anything like that in the nearly 15-20 years I've been using TL.

[–] Pulp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] nimmo@lem.nimmog.uk 1 points 1 year ago

Just took a look at my profile, registered on 27 June 2006. So it's in my 15-20 year window that I mentioned

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