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Resurrecting a dead torrent tracker and finding 3M peers

(kianbradley.com)
655 points k-ian | 4 comments | 17 Jun 25 17:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.004s | source
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zaik ◴[17 Jun 25 18:49 UTC] No.44302484[source]▶
I wonder how many anti-torrent groups are doing this covertly.
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sweeter ◴[17 Jun 25 19:19 UTC] No.44302837[source]▶
Definitely a few. Media companies often send out infringement notices to ISPs to be forwarded to the user and I would guess this is how they get those IPs
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neckro23 ◴[17 Jun 25 19:56 UTC] No.44303245[source]▶
No tracker necessary, you can just use DHT: https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/
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edude03 ◴[17 Jun 25 20:36 UTC] No.44303647[source]▶
huh, weirdly it has stuff I did download and stuff I didn't download within minutes of each other ... should I be worried?
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lossolo ◴[17 Jun 25 20:46 UTC] No.44303764[source]▶
Stop using DHT and/or public trackers and you will be safe. They scan public trackers and the DHT network.
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NoMoreNicksLeft ◴[17 Jun 25 21:40 UTC] No.44304244[source]▶
>Stop using DHT and/or public trackers a

Public trackers are the only trackers most of us can reasonably use. He should get a VPN.

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1. edm0nd ◴[17 Jun 25 22:20 UTC] No.44304601{3}[source]▶
private trackers and warez groups are the plentiful (IPTorrents, Speed, etc) if you are a good seeder and can maintain good ratios. anyone using a public tracker in 2025 deserves anything their ISP catches them doing imo.

public trackers and torrent sites are also just 90% malware and RATs.

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2. DaSHacka ◴[17 Jun 25 23:43 UTC] No.44305178[source]▶
> anyone using a public tracker in 2025 deserves anything their ISP catches them doing imo.

Or you could just use a VPN, which you probably should for private trackers too anyway.

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3. NoMoreNicksLeft ◴[17 Jun 25 23:51 UTC] No.44305236[source]▶
>private trackers and warez groups are the plentiful (

Sure. It combines all the fun of pledge week with a fraternity with the wrong-headed attitudes that became part of the culture when ftp servers were the height of technology. And you just have to schedule an interview and learn the secret knock/handshake. Don't ever invite anyone, because if they're the wrong type, you get banned for their behavior too.

>public trackers and torrent sites are also just 90% malware and RATs.

It's an mkv file. Don't double click exes.

4. dahrkael ◴[18 Jun 25 06:27 UTC] No.44307147[source]▶
it is my understanding that some private trackers dont allow you to use VPNs or risk a ban