h33t torrents are risk assessed for viruses and trojans and the index is actively moderated for problems. h33t is a moderated tracker and every upload is checked and validated by experienced members of staff. it is very very rare that a problem is discovered, but if an exploit is found in a torrent then it is instantly removed from the index
for your good information: music torrents and movie torrents almost never contain viruses, it is very rare to discover an exploit inside an mp3 or flac or avi
but there is a class of warez torrent that is a high risk for a very dangerous type of virus and trojan, the type you cannot see. warez torrents containing cracks and keygens, and especially torrents which are collections of cracks and keygens, are very often sources for the release of new viruses and trojans into the wild. the viruses and trojans potentially in these torrents are so new that your anti-virus scanner might not detect the virus until 6 months later. all such torrents come with a warning, do not take warez torrents unless you know what you are doing
it is h33t policy not to delete warez torrents because many expert computer users know how to handle these torrents safely and it is better we control the issue rather than push it away from us into the chaos of the ungoverned net. that is to say, it is better the torrent is available from h33t with a clear warning to the unsuspecting than it is released elsewhere without a label. it is our effort to manage the problem which will ultimately lead us to a situation where through education and development we can solve the problem once and for all
warez torrents which are collections of cracks and keygens come with the following warning:WARNING TO ALL DOWNLOADERS OF WAREZ TORRENTS
this torrent is 100% likely to include viruses and trojans which are so new they are not yet found by anti-virus scanners. if you want to play with very new warez content then you can expect this
there are solutions to the problem. experts use a program called 'deep freeze' to lock their systems and stop the viruses from working. you can also use registry guards to stop the viruses working. but be aware if your computer is infected with an unrecognized virus then you are also a source of infection for others
IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING DO NOT TAKE THIS TYPE OF TORRENT
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED TO TAKE SERIOUS SECURITY PRECAUTIONS IF YOU DOWNLOAD THIS TORRENT
