Many of the programs talked about here will trigger off alerts from your security software or antispyware scanners. This is because of their dubious legal statuses. Security firms are just warning you that your computer might be at risk. However, if you obtain these tools (or any others) from sites that promise to teach you illegal hacking skills and allow you to steal data, chances are that they will actually be modified to contain malware that turns you into the victim.
Even file sharing and audio/video streaming sites can cause problems. Links pointing you to modified versions of these sites often circulate around the web, and once you click to download or stream something, you’ll be asked to install the latest version of Flash. Of course, this is a Trojan that you are inviting on to your PC. Make sure you check URLs in the browser address bar, and use common sense.
It’s not very often that you can actually get something for nothing, but you might get caught up in the thrill and not realize the exact price you wind up paying for free illegal software and media.
Pay attention to your own antivirus and antispyware programs' alerts! These programs are 100 percent necessary to make sure that you don't become a victim to someone abusing tools like this.
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