Malware on TPB is not a new thing, but the method used to infect a victim's computer and the large amount of varied malicious activities discovered by BleepingComputer are quite interesting.
This!
TPB is full of fake files, malware, viruses, tracking torrents, everything!!!
There are hours when in the "recent" section the last two to three pages are full of so-called rips from the latest movies with thousands of fake seeds and of course fake files.
Downloading a fresh torrent from TPB from a non-trusted user is like agreeing to have your computer infected.
But uh, there seems to be a common misconception that Linux is hard to use. It may get daunting because there are so many flavors to choose from, but the most popular ones are user friendly enough that it shouldn't take the average joe more than a day to get used to it.
Exactly, that comment about "elitism" is nonsense, as if he/she couldn't put an iso in a usb and boot from it or install it.
I find it funny how even now after years and years in which we supposedly have access to information the majority of people still think Linux is something of a command based OS and they picture it like a ms-dos window.
We should really start to treat those wallets like they should, like a bank account that once compromised you have no way of getting back your funds. Why risk hundred or even thousands of dollars when there are so many cheap alternatives to secure your funds?
all you need to do is to look for a premium malwarebyte and install on your computer.
Don't put that much faith in anti-malware programs, they are not a bulletproof security method.
If you're unlucky and be the first hit by a new type of malware it won't trigger an alert.