i have 1TB worth of GOG games, and i got all of it from there. Never experienced any malware.
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https://github.com/hippie68/gogcheck
Use this to check GOG installers before installation. Should still be accurate and active most recently updated 3 months ago.
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Fairly confident I wound up with some malware from a "GOG" download from one of the sites in the megathread. I've already formatted and the files are long gone but I'll tuck this link away for the future.
Use FitGirl or SteamRip. I also use SteamUnlocked which people say are unsafe but I've downloaded over 100 games from there and had no issues, so I won't recommend it but just adding my experience.
Also make backups to your PC using macrium reflect or other backup programs so you can restore from it in case you get viruses.
Do you know of something similar to macrium that’s free?
Can confirm. I've used FitGirl for years and countless games and have never once had an issue with malware. She seems pretty reliable on that front.
I'm pretty sure GOG releases checksums so you can check against those whether you have the right files.
I thought the only site you should ever trust is the original one, GOG.com..
Check the comm
I've never had an issue with anything from that site. Did you open up task manager to see if maybe your hardware is struggling somewhere? Maybe there's some unwanted process crypto mining