FitGirl Repacks
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Type of site | Magnet links provider, peer-to-peer |
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| Country of origin | Latvia |
| Revenue | Donations |
| Website | fitgirl-repacks |
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FitGirl Repacks is a website distributing pirated video games. FitGirl Repacks is known for "repacking" games — compressing them significantly so they can be downloaded and shared more efficiently.[2][3] TorrentFreak listed FitGirl Repacks at sixth in 2021[4] and at ninth in 2020's Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites lists.[5]
FitGirl, the creator of the site, does not crack games; instead, she uses existing game installers or pirated game files like releases from the warez scene and repacks them to a significantly smaller download size. The repacked games, usually limited to Microsoft Windows, are distributed using file hosting services and BitTorrent. FitGirl Repacks claims to be based in Latvia.[6][7]
The mascot of FitGirl Repacks is the French actress Audrey Tautou as she appears in the 2001 movie Amélie.[7]
History
In 2012, FitGirl started compressing game files for personal use. After realizing that public repacks on pirating sites were smaller than her initial repacks, she decided to learn how to optimise her own compression. When her repacks became more optimised than the ones already available, she decided to start sharing them. The first one she shared was a repack of Geometry Wars 3 on Russian trackers. Since then, her repacks have grown in popularity.[2]
References
- ↑ Maxwell, Andy (June 9, 2020). "Google Promotes Pirate Videogame Repacker 'FitGirl' to 'Musical Artist' Status". https://torrentfreak.com/google-promotes-pirate-videogame-repacker-fitgirl-to-musical-artist-status-200609/. "Despite the claims that Fitgirlrepacks.co is the “ONLY official site for FitGirl Repacks”, this site is far from official. As per the warning on the real FitGirl site, this is a fake, “made to infect you with malware, show you tons of ads and get your money as donations.” The claim that the domain is a malware trap appears to be supported by anti-malware software MalwareBytes, which blocks the platform while warning of ‘trojans’. The big question is why this domain (and the several others that appear following a basic ‘FitGirl’ search) are promoted to the top spots by Google."
note: Maxwell embedded a hyperlink to https://fitgirl-repacks.site in the underlined phrase "real FitGirl site" - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Van der Sar, Ernesto (July 5, 2020). "Meet FitGirl, The Repack 'Queen' Of Pirated Games". https://torrentfreak.com/meet-fitgirl-the-repack-queen-of-pirated-games-200604/.
- ↑ Klepek, Patrick (March 25, 2016). "The People Who Upload Torrents". https://kotaku.com/the-people-who-upload-torrents-1767142345.
- ↑ Van der Sar, Ernesto (3 June 2021). "10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2021" (in en). https://torrentfreak.com/top-torrent-sites-2021-210103/.
- ↑ Van der Sar, Ernesto (5 April 2020). "Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2020" (in en). https://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-popular-torrent-sites-of-2020-200105-archive/.
- ↑ "FAQ". https://fitgirl-repacks.site/faq/.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Maxwell, Andy (24 November 2021). "FitGirl Game Repacker May Be The Most Productive Pirate Online Today" (in en). https://torrentfreak.com/fitgirl-game-repacker-may-be-the-most-productive-pirate-online-today-211124/.
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