The topic of download is as old as the Internet itself. As soon as there were networked computers, files were exchanged – and even then things were not always right. At first, only a few were interested. With the first internet exchange exchanges, downloads just before the end of the millennium brought awareness to the public for the first time. Suddenly, more and more people were fond of downloading software, movies and music for free instead of buying – well aware that they violated laws.
Back to the roots
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Neither new copy protection measures nor public processes against users of exchange exchanges were able to slow the robber copiers. Only legal download services like iTunes and attractive rental models made the illegal downloads declining. But the download scene still exists - and it works more efficiently than ever.
Never-Selling Sources
There has been a lot of talk about exchange exchanges like Gnutella or the famous torrent search engine ThePirateBay. But these services are slowly falling behind. This may also be due to the fact that they are relatively easy to monitor by law-enforcers.
Download security
Instead, the oldest download tricks from earlier years are experiencing a certain renaissance: commercial software, latest cinema films and current chart hits are offered by robots in the form of direct downloads via the web. The English term for this type of downloads is Direct Download Links, in short: DDL. These are, at first glance, normal links that are distributed to websites.
If you click on such a link, the corresponding file can be downloaded either directly with the browser or with an extra tool. Professionals often use download managers - utilities that can download multiple files at once, interrupt and resume downloads. The Firefox extension "DownThemAll" is a download manager.
Google Chrome users should check the download and the Chrono Download Manager. All these tools are available in the download tool package under "Software / Tool packages" on the PC Magazine Issue DVD (07/2014). Mostly Direct Download links are published on relevant websites, where they are found in a colorful mixture with other download links.
References to swap exchanges such as BitTorrent and filehosting systems such as Rapidshare are sometimes not distinguishable from genuine Direct Download links. If the links are not specifically named, you will only notice if the file is a real direct download or, for example, a reference to BitTorrent or a sharehoster like Netload or Uploaded.to
Also, not all Direct Download links will launch downloads from the web. Some point to an FTP server instead. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol - a special transfer technology for files from a PC to the Internet and vice versa. To download the FTP downloads you need an FTP program like FileZilla. In the mini workshop at the end of the guide, we show you how to set up and use FileZilla.
The sites of the pirate copiers are often referred to as warez sites. The artificial word Warez can be traced back to the word commodity, which has the same meaning in English and German. The "z" is supposed to make it clear that the offered "commodity" is the secret and the prohibited. It is also found in terms such as Downloadz, Hackz, or Videoz, which often use pirate copiers.
The operators of these Warez sites also make sure that they can not google google. But who knows addresses like DDL-Music.org, DDL-Warez.in, DownloadWarez.org, Full-DDL.com or iLoad.am, surely does not need Google. What these and similar websites offer is quite obvious. In addition, special search engines have long been established for Warez. Sites like DDL-Search.biz, dlb.to or FilesTube.com make life easy for robots.
What is fatal is that not only do pirate copies spread illegal downloads. Without noticing it, there are also many low-profile users. If you run an insufficiently secure FTP server, virtually anyone can download downloaded files there. This is where a special search engine called Napalm FTP Indexer specialized.
The indexer scans around 16,500 unprotected FTP servers worldwide, granting access to unimaginable 700 million files. In addition to private and professional documents from all over the world, the Napalm FTP Indexer also finds a lot of software, music, movies and pictures that the unsuspecting server operators have placed on the Internet.
Unprotected FTP server
The total mass of the downloads available via Napalm FTP Indexer can be seen if you know that over 6,000 terabytes of data are indexed. Nevertheless, the Napalm FTP Indexer is just like Google: robbery simply enter a search term and a few clicks later a download link that points to the location of the selected file
FTP links can be transferred to an FTP program, which offers convenient functions for further processing. Modern browsers can also use the links directly. You automatically recognize FTP links when the address starts with "ftp: //" instead of "http: //". Depending on the browser settings, the FTP download will start automatically or not. For music and video files, it may happen that they are played back in the browser instead of downloaded.
Secrets of professionals
In contrast to the open-view, unprotected FTP servers, there are also closed FTP servers. They are operated by robber copiers and are protected by user names and passwords from outside glances and accesses. On such computers, really explosive material is exchanged, such as expensive special software or entire film series.
The access data are passed on under the hand and are only rarely found on the web. Rape copiers are active worldwide and there is also a bustling scene in the United States. The website Alternative-xxx.de is a meeting place for robber copiers who are looking for specific download services. Anyone who already knows a relevant service, such as a live music specialist, can use the search feature to find similar offers.
Information about various download tools and streaming services complete the German-language Warez site. An incredible project of the American warez scene is the Forum Boerse.bz. Completely naughty as an "initiative for safe Internet usage" disguised, the website seems at first sight quite harmless. However, you look more closely, you quickly discover the explosive contents.
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Conclusion: Beware of downloads
With a few clicks, robbery copiers find illegal downloads of all kinds. Software is offered sorted according to operating system and application purpose, music by recording quality and file format, films by HD and SD as well as genres separated. The fact that Boerse.bz can exist in this form can be very astonishing.
Whether copyright is legal is the copyright.
One thing is certain: offering and downloading copyrighted content is prohibited. American copyright law clearly defines this. Rape copiers are not interested in laws. However, illegal downloads have a disadvantage that even the thirtiest thieves can not ignore: they hide a not insignificant security risk
Because many warez downloads are spiked with viruses, Trojans, spyware and other nastiness. And even warez sites themselves can infect the computer. Rape copiers must therefore ensure a particularly high degree of security and take many precautions before they can commit illegal downloading. Apart from common security measures - see box at the beginning of the guide - most Warez hunters use anonymisation. This means
They try to hide the identity of their computer. One of the most popular anonymisation methods is Virtual Private Networks (VPN). This involves encrypting the data stream between Internet subscribers. For more information, visit the CyberGhost VPN website, a widely used, easy-to-use tool: cyberghostvpn.com.
Music, videos and co. Can often be easily found - without any special knowledge, shady forums or obscure search engines. The best helper is - as in everyday life - Google. The only trick is that you have to define your search skillfully. Instead of searching for web pages, Google is encouraged to find open, freely accessible directories.
This is done by the commands -inurl: htm -inurl: html intitle: "index of". These are simply typed into the search line. For a search for music, the terms mp3 and, if necessary, the name of the artist and a sort order are added.
The search command is
-inurl: htm -inurl: html intitle: "index of" "Last modified" mp3 "My interpreter
Today, robbery publishers publish their actions quite simply on purposeful websites, which can be easily found thanks to special search engines. Ignorant users also quickly download illegals, make themselves punishable or load their computer with all sorts of security problems. Our advice: Buy software and media only by legal means.
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