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I know this may seem obvious, but do the free assets contain any viruses or anything like that?
Cracked software usually gives a warning, but 98% of those warnings are a false positive. You do however sometimes come across malicious software, but that's rarely the case. If you don't trust the software, install it on a external HDD and let it run from there. I do that and have no issues.
False positive means, that your computer security detected something, usually in the crack folder or exe, but most of the time, there is nothing. The files have been altered to crack them and that sets off your security.
Obviously, if you are refering to genuine free assets from reputable sources - not cracked items - then there should be no more to worry about than if you were purchasing an asset.
Okay. And how do I earn points?
The increase in the number of false positives is from the antivirus companies calling 'cracks' and serial number generators, viruses. The AV companies know damn well what they are, but are hoping to scare people away from using cracked software.
Running programs from another HD offers zero protection. You need to run it in a 'sandbox' program.
https://sandboxie-plus.com/ is free and straight forward to use. This isolates the new program from the rest of your computer.A .duf, a .dsf, a texture, can NOT ever have a virus or a Trojan. A .dse script, perhaps, if they call any .exe or .vbs.
Just an executable or a script (it can be a .vbs...), can be dangerous. A keygen will always give a "false positive" since its intent is to modify an .exe or .dll.
DON'T be paranoid: Discard any "weird" sites, like wixsites, weeblys, etc... which are clickbait crap.
I don't use any antivirus myself: I even have Windows Defender "paralyzed"... If I "suspect" something, a Malwarebytes, no more.Ah, gotcha. Okay, just making sure.
Hm, interesting. I might give it a try. I can't guarantee it, though.
Is that so? Sounds a bit complicated if you ask me.
.. you could also try running a virtual machine and check the crack/patch there.. I use a Win7 running in a VM just for checking out suspicious files.. even for generating keys using keygens..
.. and as others already said.. 99% of the time, when an antivirus flags a crack/patch, its not as a virus but as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) because these are designed to modify the original exe or dll files to bypass checks..
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