@piracy How do i check if a crack is safe or not?

I’m trying to install a cracked version of davinci resolve on my pc, but I don’t know if it’s safe. is there a way to check easily?

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  • BrownianMotion@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    10 months ago
    1. Scan it with AV. This might still product false positives, so understand the difference between viruses and PUPs.
    2. Go with keygens if at all possible. Run them in a sandbox, like sandboxie-plus.
    3. Only download cracks from trusted sites, and from trusted scene groups.
    4. Preferably check the crack with a MD5 or CRC, so you know its not been tampered with.
    • sqgl@beehaw.org
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      10 months ago

      If someone malicious can tamper with a crack, surely it is trivial to tamper with the NFO. So how do I know the MD5 sum is the original one?

      • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        10 months ago

        My take would be to check multiple sources and still be suspicious with the files even if they match.