Is r/ softwareswap safe?

[ptrelka]

Are people on this subreddit selling extra OS keys they have or are they illegal? And if they are legit, how big of a USB do I need to transfer the OS to a newly built pc?

 

[i7Baby]

Ask Microsoft if its Windows you're talking about

 

[Someone Somewhere]

I highly doubt most of them are legal. It's possible there's a few, but most won't be.

You can stick Win7/8 on a 4GB USB stick, or a standard DVD.

 

[g-unit1111]

I can't imagine it's legal in any sense of the word. They're basically selling license keys without the developer's knowledge. As such these "licenses" will not be legal or valid, and they can lead to viruses or far worse consequences.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Good point - many of the downloads will probably be full of malware, whether or not the keys are legal.

 

[bmanv13]

Good point - many of the downloads will probably be full of malware, whether or not the keys are legal.

They only sell the keys, the iso is what you download from the microsoft site.

 

[g-unit1111]

Good point - many of the downloads will probably be full of malware, whether or not the keys are legal.

Yeah even downloading freeware off Reddit can be full of Malware. I downloaded a ISO burning program that installed some malware that disabled my drivers, then took me to a link that said I had 68 errors and that I needed to pay some shady website to fix them. Needless to say I dumped the malware and uninstalled the offending program.

 

[Zeebali]

Are people on this subreddit selling extra OS keys they have or are they illegal? And if they are legit, how big of a USB do I need to transfer the OS to a newly built pc?

Yes, it's safe. What the users are selling are keys, not the software and the Subreddit specifically labels the verified sellers who have been confirmed to be legit. There's no way you can get "malware" as you'd be downloading the Windows ISO straight from Microsoft.