Disguised as helpful software, these can give hackers remote access to your PC.
If you were a producer in 2009, you probably remember the ritual. You downloaded the torrent or the RapidShare link. You installed the software. Then, you opened the folder named "Crack" or "DI." Digital Insanity Keygen Acid Pro 7.0
You pasted the final code into Acid Pro. The software paused for a second, and then, the gray, locked interface would transform. The words "Sony Acid Pro 7.0" would appear without the "Trial" watermark. You had just unlocked a $400 piece of professional software with a 200kb program created by anonymous strangers. Disguised as helpful software, these can give hackers