I downloaded a lot on piratebay but I didn't get any malware. I have protection on my pc and make sure to scan everything I downloaded on the internet before using it. I don't know how many times this site has been shutdown already, but it seems another torrent site will re-appear to replace it. It might re-appear on the dark web and fully operational and you can still downloaded videos, audios, e-books, etc.. So I think they are not really shutting it down after all.