Are there many viruses on The Pirate Bay?

Answer 1

(answer)

Yes. The Pirate Bay itself and the torrents contain "many" viruses (although the torrents are unrelated and somewhat more trusted than the Pirate Bay). Without some basic computer skills, most people will end up ruining their computer simply by searching for a torrent as you will be redricted by script of the TPB to a third party site, which usually runs an .exe file without your permission. Remember that like any criminal underworld, The Pirate Bay is dangerous and filled with unwanted illegal entities. The best way to avoid the many viruses, is to avoid the Pirate Bay itself, but if you want to take the risk there are ways to avoid them.

(one way to avoid viruses)

One way to do this is by getting an anti-virus program (obviously) and adding The Pirate Bay to your list of restricted sites (internet explorer) you will not be able to download anything, not even torrents but can still browse the site. But that is why some BitTorrent programs allow you to add links from websites so that you can download the torrent from your Torrent program.

(why they have viruses on their site)

Why do they redirect you to virus filled websites? Because it makes them millions every year. They may disclaim that they have nothing to do with the viruses, but trust me or anyone that knows about the internet and The Pirate Bay that they are being paid to script their site so that random visitors will be doomed upon entry.

(illegal risks)

There are several agencies and many companies worldwide who are trying their best to make sure that you don't download copyrighted material. As much of the content on Pirate Bay is being distributed without authorization, beware of the consequences.