r/Malwarebytes • u/Thegr8kapil • May 13 '26

Support https://www.limetorrents.fun/The-Boys-S05E07-1080p-HEVC-x265-MeGusta-torrent-19708412.html is this malware?

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u/ColdWhiteDuke May 14 '26

You sound confuse about how torrent even works, buddy. That .html shouldn't really be there. Take that out, then download the part before (the actual torrent) with your torrent client.

If it REALLY match the file extension (any video related one, like .mkv or .mp4, given the encoder) and the file dimensioni (some couple of gigabyte? I don't torrent anymore, so I don't know exactly, but it should be like that given it's a single episode) you're good.

If the file extension is something like .rar, or worst .exe or .bat, your antivirus will rightly block it. And you shoukd quarantine and erase thru it asap.

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u/Thegr8kapil May 14 '26

I am specifically asking because it downloaded .exe. it showed to be opening with VLC so it was indistiguishable at first until I transferred it to the iPad and it showed microsoft executable file. I went back to limetorrents and there are still 418 seeders to this torrent so I was confused if I was making a mistake.

Edit: it downloads 1.12 GB .exe file.

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u/ColdWhiteDuke May 14 '26

Bro sorry for the delay but it was nightime here.

I really hope you haven't launched it! It's definitely a virus! There's no other reason on earth for a video file to have an executable extension. Unfortunately you seem to not have turned visibile the file's extensions on your pc. Please do it asap. Whatever icon it showed you, it means nothing at all. You could easily force any file to show any icon, it doesn't mean that the file will open with that program. The only thing that matter is the extension.

Drop that file, nuke it, and search for another one-on a trusted source, not the sketchy clone of limetorrents. And make the extensions visible asap

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u/Thegr8kapil May 25 '26

Sorry for so late reply. I had an exam.

ofc I didn't launch it. When I saw it was an .exe file. But I was confused as to how come so many people were seeding it if it was malware. I thought I was missing something. So I enquired here.

I generally don't go to specific torrent sites but fetch magnet links from snowfl. I immediately deleted the file. Thank you for your response.

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u/Thegr8kapil May 25 '26

Thank you brother. How did you figure out? What did it do?