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Yes- The piratebay site or ads on it's home page plays host to a piece of software called "antivirus 2010" or "anto virus XP 2010" it selfloads on your computer and starts to throw up bogus security warnings, it also opens links to drug sites and adult sites- it's main purpose is to get you to buy a "full version" of itself. Do not do this, instead remove it...Purchasing it will lead to the theft of your credit card info. This spyware will also disconnect icons and prevent you from opening your browser or other software. You need not download or start any torrents for it to download itself.
Got infected at The Pirate Bay yesterday (03/06/2010) with XP Antivirus 2010. I didn't click a thing. Even with an updated copy of Avast running as well as Spybot Seek and Destroy running, I was still infected.
Removal:
Hopefully you have Spybot Search and Destroy. If not download it on a friends computer to a USB flash/ thumb drive or CD.
Immediately reboot into in safe mode. Reboot and press F8 during the reboot. Windows will give you a menu of options. Choose safe mode.
Do a search for av.exe. It will find av.exe and also a prefetch version.
Open task manager. (CTRL-ALT - DELETE)
End Task the AV.exe
Go to your search results and right click on av.exe. Immediately delete AV.exe and the prefetch version of the file as well. If it says unable to delete it, go back to task manager and make sure you have clicked on av.exe and then clicked end process and then again go immediately to the window with your search results and delete the av.exe file.
Go into your C drive, Programs, Spybot Search and Destroy folder. In order to get around the problem of not being able to launch executables (.exe files) change the .exe to .com. (right click on SpybotSD.exe and choose rename, rename the file SpybotSD.com) The double click the file to Run Spybot Search and Destroy. Run the scan and Fix the problems it finds.
Run Ccleaner to clean out all the accumulated crap.
Problem fixed. Reboot the machine and run a full virus scan on through mode, just to be sure there are no other issues remaining.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThe actual website does not give you viruses it is the torrents that you download that give you viruses so you might want to be careful and read the comments before downloading torrents.
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Where to download dead rising 2 for PC?
Visit The Pirate Bay (Free) (No viruses)
Is pirate bay safe to use with a mac?
Pirate bay contains many illegal torrents which may contain viruses and the protection you receive has more to do with your protection software such as Norton than your operating system.
What is a vip on pirate bay?
A V.I.P on Pirate Bay is a trusted uploader. Meaning that all of their uploaded torrents have been tested "Virus-free". This also means that you can be sure, that when downloading one of their torrents, you won't get any viruses. They will lose their V.I.P status, if they start uploading viruses.
Does anybody have a project 64 website account so thy can get version 1.7 and thy would be deeply grateful?
you could always try torrents. i use pirate bay, cuz other torrent sites have viruses and dont have restrictions against viruses. pirate bay does
Does pirate 101 give viruses?
No, unless you download it from a 3rd party website.
What does nornal no skull on pirate bay mean?
"Normal - no skull" on Pirate Bay indicates that the torrent is considered safe and does not have any warnings or flags associated with it. It is a standard classification used to signify that the file is likely free of viruses or other harmful elements.
Sites like pirate bay but free?
The Pirate Bay is free...
Is the pirate bay safe to use with a mac?
yes it is because mac cant 'welcome' any viruses, they get whiped out as they try to attach themselves.
What is the pirate bay?
The Pirate Bay is a website where you can download BitTorrent files. Elaborating that, The Pirate Bay is a site that can give you access to programs you usually have to pay for. For instance, search NoLimits on google, and go to the website. It's 30 dollars USD price. On The Pirate Bay, you can download it for free. You can't be 100% sure if there's a virus there, so if you do use it, have an anti-virus program running at the same time.
What is pirate bay'?
The Pirate Bay is a website where you can download BitTorrent files. Elaborating that, The Pirate Bay is a site that can give you access to programs you usually have to pay for. For instance, search NoLimits on Google, and go to the website. It's 30 dollars USD price. On The Pirate Bay, you can download it for free. You can't be 100% sure if there's a virus there, so if you do use it, have an anti-virus program running at the same time.
Are there many viruses on The Pirate Bay?
(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.
What is the legal software alternative to the pirate bay?
Who knew that the UK had blocked the pirate bay site? If you want to get a legal alternative you can download the Canadian IOS Hunt and this will enable you to go to the Pirate Bay site.
