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Safest way to run pirated games? (lemmy.getmeotter.work)

What's best practice to safely play pirated games on Linux? Looking to mitigate potentially malicious executables from wrecking havoc on my system.

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[-] calzone_gigante@lemmy.eco.br 43 points 5 months ago

To be fair, nowadays malware behavior is more likely to come from the companies than the cracks.

[-] z00s@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

If I don't hear that sweet 8 bit techno house blaring out of the PC speaker, then I start to worry

[-] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

So true. I'm in the warez-scene for >3 decades now, never had a single issue. But nowadays legit software, especially AAA? Ugh...

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