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I was looking for a pretty niche indie game, but I wanted to try it out before purchasing... The only link that still works is made by a user who made their account 4 years ago and about 700 posts, but also 1 warning.

How do I know whether or not I should trust this link?

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Better yet, launch it in a VM with an antivirus

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If you want to be very sure: no Internet connection. There are some ways to escape a VM, but its not very likely.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I'd believe that such a malware with those zero days would target higher value targets than gamers looking for 60€ entertainment.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Depends. Smart people have children who do stupid shit lol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Yep, was just meant as a "I want it 100% secure" way. Not saying its likely.