I was searching through the megathread (https://rentry.co/megathread) and I found that yts.mx and 1337x.to are labeled as ‘fake clones’. I have used both of these several times

Are yts.mx and 1337x.to considered unsafe? I have them in my prowlarr and wondering if I should remove them

Edit: I was wrong 1337x is not labeled as a fake clone, I misread the fake clone which is 1377x

  • Codename_goose@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    From personal experience yts.mx the site is full of ads redirects, etc. so using their site with proper ad, java blocking is a must, as for the files themselves having issues (viruses, worms, Trojans) I have not had issues as I scan everything in a secure space before adding to my server. And nothing has been detected so far.

    • bad_news@lemmy.billiam.netEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      Last time I tried YTS they wouldn’t show magnet links anymore without you making an account (and during downtime they show IIS.NET errors, which is a pretty clear indication a large corporation is hiring contractors to run it) which seems VERY sketchy put together

      • Codename_goose@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        I use a seedbox to download the file from their site links for me, so I don’t see any of that anymore, so while I use their site I don’t directly interact with the torrent files or magnet links.

        • bad_news@lemmy.billiam.netEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          If the link is never exposed, how does your seedbox see it without an account? And are you x remote desktopping Firefox from your seedbox? i’m confused…