Horrors on Torrent Websites
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The world of internet piracy is one you won’t find many people talking about, which is a shame because it’s truly a bizarre section of the internet. Today’s video is one of unnerving viruses, insane corporate vigilantism, YouTube mysteries, and fake files leading to real world arrests.
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@farrellmcguire
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
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@ReiDaTecnologia
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
Ah, the memories of getting ur first ransomware… external backup FTW
@strawberrybeatlesforever1967
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
9:10 Really? In my experience, torrents are SUPER slow. If it wasn't for the fact that they're pretty much the only way you can pirate things anymore, I'd never use them. Direct Downloading has ALWAYS been better in my experience, even from the Internet Archive.
@Blurredman
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
Bearshare for me
@kristjan830
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
I bypassed gandcrab by downloading another win 8.1 from microsoft for free. Yes i lost my stuff, but none were important.
@lol1c3
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
I actually was someone that made "tech" tutorial back then with a notepad. I did some to download games (deleted of my channel) and one to create a "fake virus". It was basically a batch tutorial xD. I was 12 at the time and got a surprisingly high amount of views for how low effort these videos were
@justapanpirate
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
Well, now I feel old, despite not being among the oldest millennials, I used Kazaa before Limewire 😂.
@ChaosStep
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
A video about the cyber security dangers of torrents sponsored by a "free money" app asking you to turn on app tracking is so funny man.
@Midnight.Rider55
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
$1000 ransom? Fuck that i torrent on a 10 year old computer i can live without.
@wilhathaway1987
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
Adam should honestly sue. He can win his case and have his life back.
@Eyedunno
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
"If you're a younger millennial or an older gen z, you likely used LimeWire to download something in the 2000s"
Dude, I'm late Gen X and was a tender pup of 20 or 21 when LimeWire came out, so the idea that only younger millennials would know about it is hilarious.
@markunwin2313
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
But YouTubers said vpn would make me safe online. Hahahah, lies.
@Axel_Kori
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
My GF from a few years back got her internet cut from downloading In Time back in 2011 from a torrent and basically had to say "someone must have jumped on to her network" which was kind of true, since she used my laptop to do it
so yeah, I wouldn't put it past MPAA from putting a virus out onto the web, if they'll log IP's and send a service revoke request
@oscarkoop2548
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
I still use piratebay, i just use a proxy
@nomadgrappler9410
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
This is why you use a burner computer.
@sladeblinx763
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
Fitgirl my goat
@euhphorical
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
ive been torrenting since i was a kid. applications, movies, shows, music, you name it. never ran into any problems. just be cautious, have some common sense and you’ll be safe.
@The7ofDiamonds
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
I’d fully expect someone who buys a razor laptop to be dumb enough to get a thousand computer viruses.
@runningroot24
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
lol ok then. nevet had this happen. stop being that guy!! scaring people. geezus christ fake news. ure not even old enough to know about torrents.. lol or dial up..
@Raoucemar
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
My man really had the balls to make a video talking about torrent viruses while promoting the shadiest fucking piece of app I've ever seen in my entire life
@hihihi3322
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
AXXO gang for life
@SixFourZero
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
The title of this video is a little misleading. I'm not sure what I was expecting but it wasn't this.
@leahcole8672
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
Me and my highschool desktop remember pirate bay quite well 😂
@DynastyUK
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
Question: How many people got infected with adware and thought, you know what… that product/service is EXACTLY what i'm looking for. And bought it and thanked them for paying hackers to run their ads.
Honestly i think you have more chance of winning the lottery lol.
@p_ing-m4u
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
If I ever got a ransomware virus, I would contact the FBI and throw my computer into a wood chipper.
@mikegalbraith2558
June 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
Doesn’t matter what it is, there’s always a few bad actors. There’s a safer option, download it into a virtual machine first. If nothings wrong after checking what files you’re downloading and installs without any issues it’s safe to fully install or just use inside the virtual machine
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