Unsafe/harmful sites to avoid. To easily see which sites are trusted, and which are unsafe, try the FMHY SafeGuard extension, or simply add our Filterlist to your adblocker. Scene groups do not have their own sites, so it's best to avoid anything claiming to represent one. Untrusted Sites / Uploaders - More Complete Lists Fake FitGirl Sites OceanOfGames - Caught with malware multiple times xGIROx - Caught with malware BBRepacks - Caught with malware Seyter / Qoob - Caught with malware, tried to switch names Wifi4Games - Caught with malware IGG Games / Load Games - Highly distrusted for doxxing another sites owner / 2 / 3 / 4 , click hijack ads, and getting demoted on 1337x for malware GameFabrique - IGG uploads + adware installers SteamUnlocked - IGG / NosTeam uploads + very slow file host game-repack - Shady fake DL buttons / 2 + they remove comments asking about it / 2 Software / App Sites ​ YouTube videos claiming to give away free software are nearly always scams. Fake ReVanced Sites GetIntoPC / GetIntoMAC - Caught with malware , responsible for countless cases of malware at this point SadeemPC / SadeemAPK - Caught with malware multiple times KaranPC - Caught with malware multiple times AliTPB / AliPak / b4tman - Caught with malware multiple times FileCR - Caught with malware multiple times + unsafe extension FTUApps - Caught with malware S0ft4PC / Portable4PC - Caught with malware CrackingCity - Caught with malware CracksHash - Caught with malware haxNode - Caught with scurvy malware / vt IGI30 - Caught with malware 4Download / Download93 - Caught with malware MicroTech - Caught with malware CrackingPatching - Caught with malware Softgozar - Caught with malware Patoghu - Caught with malware AsanDL - Caught with malware Taiwebs - Caught with scurvy malware MainRepo / MRepo - Caught with malware / Note that Magisk Module MRepo is unrelated YASDL - Uploaded versions of stardock / jetbrains with malware AllPCWorld - Uploaded KMS Matrix which is known malware P30Download - Uploaded version of malwarebytes with known malware / 2 . RSLOAD - Uploaded the same version of malwarebytes that got FileCR in trouble / utorrent malware

Pesktop - Caught with malware , sources content from FileCR , 2 , has filecr logo under theirs on some apps. Appnee - Not very careful with uploads, has multiple unsafe activators / 2 AppValley / TutuBox / Ignition - History of DDoS attacks CNET / Download.com / ZDNET / Softonic - History of adware / 2 IObit - History of Adware and shady products Torrent Sites / Clients ​ Torrent aggregators pull results from multiple sites, so it's recommended to avoid using them for software and games. Kickass Torrents - Official site is long gone, all that remain are sketchy copycats VSTorrent - Caught with malware uTorrent - Considered adware , pre-adware versions exist, but it's best to use open source clients BitTorrent / BitComet - Adware Frostwire - Adware BitLord - Adware Fake 1337x Sites / 2 Software / Apps ​ Downloadly (video downloader) - Crypto miner Nekogram - Got caught logging peoples phone numbers / 2 via a hidden backdoor to one of their own bots Nightcord - Got caught logging peoples discord tokens on previous versions BlueKik / Bluecord (chat mods) - History of spam / spying , 2 Kik (messaging app) - App used by many predators / scammers Flix Vision - Malicious app that remotely enables TraffMonetizer TLauncher (minecraft launcher) - Shady business practices / Note that TLauncher Legacy and ATLauncher are unrelated GShade (ReShade mod) - Dev added code that can trigger unwanted reboots TotalAV / PC Protect / Protected - Antivirus Software Scam / 2 360 Total Security - Apps give constant popups to install "toolbox," which itself modifies default apps (like browser) and switches them all to 360 options. The toolbox will also be installed without consent if the repair, optimize, or clean options are used. Watchug / Watchugofficial - Scammers that pretend their domain is for sale, then just block users after they've paid Not Recommended ​ Sites that don't necessarily meet the criteria to be called unsafe but still aren't recommended for different reasons. McAfee - Preinstalled Bloatware Avast - Known for selling user data AVG - Owned by Avast Gen Digital (formerly NortonLifeLock) - Parent company of Norton, Avast, and Avira Avira - Owned by Gen Digital CCleaner - Owned by Avast, it's best to use the built-in Windows tool or BleachBit Private Internet Access / ExpressVPN / ZenMate / CyberGhost - Owned by adware distributor Kape Malicious File Hosts ​ Fake Z-Lib Sites ​ Fake Annas Archive Sites / 2 ​ Fake Windows Activators / 2 ​