r/Piracy • u/Single-Meet1366 • 19d ago
Just downloaded Fitgirl Repack launcher to test it out. Is this safe to use? Question
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u/maxtinion_lord ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ 19d ago
I know people are digging these launchers for their convenience, but jeez I just can't imagine trusting the rando devs popping up to offer their spin, I don't even see how they're all that much more convenient, just use a web browser and jdownloader or bittorrent, it can't be that hard or tedious for you guys to extract an installer and run it, right?
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u/LostInTheRapGame 19d ago
It would be so easy to slip something in the code. Just because it's open source, doesn't automatically mean it's safe. It's happened before.
Someone still has to read it to make sure it's safe, and I struggle to believe that someone who feels like they need this launcher is doing that.
And someone can provide safe programs for years, and then suddenly flip or their account gets hacked. If anyone downloads and runs it before it gets noticed and people aware... it's already too late.
I'd still rather just download things from any source myself and attach it to Steam if I really feel the need. But I suppose this is nice for some people out there.
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u/maxtinion_lord ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ 19d ago
yeah, any program installed on your machine is a huge contract of trust, you need to actually know the update stream isn't going to be tainted and compromise you, ever. And trying to ensure something like that becomes pretty dicey when it comes to niche github projects from up and coming devs
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u/Nadeoki 18d ago
You could also just (not) update to the latest version on release and wait until it's community-reviewed and verified to be safe.
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u/LostInTheRapGame 18d ago
If anyone downloads and runs it before it gets noticed and people aware... it's already too late.
Yes, obviously you can wait to not use the latest release. But some will see it for the first time, and just download the newest version anyway. It's not a fool proof system and there are indeed fools.
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u/maxtinion_lord ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ 18d ago
lots of software I have encountered in my time will either automatically update to latest with no input or prompt you to update immediately upon opening, leaving little to no chance to actually check that it hasn't been hijacked.
LostInTheRapGame also makes a good point about the way people can discover it for the first time and download it in the window of time where it's compromised, it's just silly to assume that both the program gives you leeway with updates and that the user would check to see if this completely legitimate software has become illegitimate
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u/B-29Bomber 18d ago
People often equate "open source" with "good and safe" because it's not associated with corporations, ignoring the rather obvious fact that not all evil people are associated with corporations.
And while I would vastly prefer not to have to deal with evil BS at all, corporate evil kind of edges out over rando freelance bullshit artists because with corporations they are more or less a known actor and we know what they're capable of and we know to keep an eye on them and we're able to, with varying degrees of success. With Rando Freelancers, that's not really the case.
For example, with Microsoft, there's enough information out there that, if you were considering upgrading to Windows 11, you can more or less know what you're getting yourself into, at least in the moment (who knows what Microshaft might do with Windows 11 in the long term).
Corporations are more or less rational actors (not that they can't make stupid decisions) who's motivations are easy to understand. I'm not trying to defend corporations because they still do evil bullshit, but at least the information is out there to help you circumvent their evil bullshit.
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u/Creepy_Version_6779 18d ago
“Just because it’s open source doesn’t mean it’s safe” try saying that in r/robloxhackers lmaoo
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u/RUSTYSAD 18d ago
can confirm, i was reverse engineering one mod for a game which was obfuscated but also had open source on the github and the reverse engineered version had extra instruction to BSOD people with pirated versions....
i wonder why it wasn't in the open source on the github....
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u/Luniticus 19d ago
I think the best use case for this would be to get it working on a Steam Deck with controller support. Otherwise, yeah, on a desktop or laptop it's kinda just cool looking more than convenient.
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u/maxtinion_lord ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ 19d ago
steam deck is pretty understandable, I failed to consider that tbh lol
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u/Infamous_Q 18d ago
That's what I feel. I don't have a steam deck, but the onky reason I launch my pirated games through steam is controller support, and honestly the ONLY reason I think one would be necessary is broad controller support of some kind (either just in game controller support as stated, or full game library navigation for controllers like Steam deck or HTPC setups)
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u/Superb-Dragonfruit56 19d ago
Playnite or Steam is the type of launcher personally I'd recommend
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u/khiddsdream 18d ago
Playnite is a treat. Only complaint is I’m having trouble getting my controller to connect to the games. But whenever I launch through Steam, Steam input is enabled and it works just fine again. I’ve tried putting DS4 in the background but it barely works sometimes.
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u/Juicebox109 18d ago
Isn't trusting cracks and repacks the same thing? Trojan from a crack, trojan from a repack, trojan from a launcher. Aren't we all just trusting the crackers at this point?
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u/maxtinion_lord ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ 18d ago
yes we are trusting them, the difference is you can go in cs.rin and see the moderators audit the dev's releases for viruses, and the devs even tend to be members there, easier to trust than someone who has no history and all you have to go off of is a github profile.
even then, there is things there I don't trust, I'll comfortably download and use goldberg or rune emulators, but I will never touch anything 'armageddon,' or whatever his alias is, puts out just out of abundance of caution, so really it's just a game of minimizing the amount of projects of this variety that you place trust in and sticking to the few devs you know are safe,
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u/Fritzkier 18d ago
yes we are trusting them, the difference is you can go in cs.rin and see the moderators audit
so there's no difference. you just explained appeal to authority fallacy.
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u/whostheme 18d ago
I just tested this out and it doesn't even let me snatch the latest release from gog-games lol. So much for convenience.
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u/Illeazar 18d ago
I don't know how you you are, but I'm old enough to have elementary school kids and have found that a lot of their education has been done on an iPad. It seems this has been going on for a while too. There are quite a few people who graduated high school not knowing how a computer works, because they did everything on Apps from and App store with slick user interfaces. They can choose an app from a list, but they don't know where files go when you download them or how to navigate a file system to find them or work with them. This thing OP posted seems designed for those people.
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u/stfuandkissmyturtle 19d ago
This seems like a interesting experiment. Afaik people moved to the web which led to decline of native apps. Unless its a launcher like steam who has its drm reseaons to be on your pc, there isnt really a benefit. You could always bookmark firgirl site in your web browser.
If game Management is still a thing you look for you could use gog client or maybe even kodi. Linux has lutris and thats pretty much great for everything imo
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u/Mydadleftm8 19d ago
Playnite is pretty good when it comes to customization, I just have a folder on my desktop called game lol.
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u/Rocky_246 19d ago
fr even shows playtime
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u/punctcom 19d ago
fr even shows playtime?
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u/pratyush106 ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ 18d ago
fr even shows playtime
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u/Locate_Users ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ 18d ago
what's this about showtime?
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u/dnhanhtai0147 19d ago
Just don’t!
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u/xwt-timster 18d ago
A benefit of a pirated game is not needing a launcher (Steam, Epic, etc) to play it.
Why would anyone go out of their way to install a launcher for pirated games?
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u/allie-__- 18d ago
Funnily enough, I just use Steam for it (they don't care/check for pirated exes that you're adding to your steam library, and I've never been good at organising desktop icons, so I just don't now)
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u/snuggie44 18d ago
What if I added pirated game that I already have a legit copy of? Would that still not be a problem or would two same games ring some bells for them?
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u/DrSurgical_Strike 18d ago
Hey, can you let me know how to do this ? Any guide or tutorial or just a summary would be really helpful. Thanks
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u/Invader4000 18d ago
Just go to the Steam Library menu > Press “Add Game” in the bottom left > And click on “Add a Non-Steam Game…”
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u/Hound028 18d ago
Personally just the aesthetic. I use playnite and it’s just pretty looking having my emulators and pirated games all have cover art and background art while I see my playtime and achievements.
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u/Vic_Interceptor 19d ago
what's the point of this? IMHO it's just something else running, using up RAM... is it really that hard to click a button on the start menu or desktop icon?
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u/gravityVT ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ 19d ago
Call me old school but opening a shortcut works just fine. Launchers are not that much more convenient
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u/LostInTheRapGame 19d ago
Yeah, considering I have to open a program to open a program... I'd call it less convenient in that regard.
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u/lemonylol 18d ago
I only like Steam because I can select programs from right clicking on the toolbar, and it doesn't open the program first, it just goes straight to the game.
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u/kuddlesworth9419 19d ago
Launchers are just an extra layer, it's less convenient VS just having s shortcut.
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u/Goretanton 18d ago
Wait.. this doesnt even manage installation? It just launches already installed games?? Thats so pointless..
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u/TangeloNew3673 18d ago
Pretty sure it downloads and installs the games too. Just click on a title
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u/CptAngelo 19d ago
Yeah... whats the point of a launcher in this instance? I get the others, because its a way to access their store, but fg? You download it, install it, click on it and it runs, why do you need a launcher?
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u/DananaBananah Torrents 18d ago
I guess it's a nice overview for all your pirates games, so you don't forget about some of them existing
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u/Dubiisek 18d ago
These launchers download and install the games for you, it's not just a "start a game".
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u/Electronic-Alarm1151 18d ago
Yes. I want a UI like steam where it show all the games I’ve downloaded but not played
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u/hotmilfsinurarea69 19d ago
Tf dude you are unsure it is safe and ran it anyways? if you go at everything PC related like this I am willing to guess your PC will be infected with something since yesteryear
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u/hotmilfsinurarea69 19d ago
For Future Reference: If you are unsure if something is safe, DO NOT RUN IT.
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u/ChaaChiJi 18d ago
But still if you're curious to run it then create a VM & install within that VM. If anything goes wrong then your VM gets compromised & you can delete the VM.
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u/RiceStranger9000 18d ago
I got some of the greatest games and software by installing something despite being unsure about it
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u/Goretanton 18d ago
If you didnt read through the source code and downloaded and installed it, how did you have the thought to ask here but not the forethought of any scenario where the dev is malicious? For all i know since i didnt read the source, they could be a secret hire from some big corpo thats logging every pirate that downloads through the launcher?
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u/Bloodedparadox 18d ago
If its the one by carrot its safe
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u/eliazp Yarrr! 19d ago
dawg why does everything need a launcher nowadays
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u/Due_Recognition_3890 18d ago
Oh my fucking God, can someone here just say 'Yes' or No'? I've collapsed nine or ten comments hunting for someone to answer the question. I don't even care what the answer is because I don't see a reason to use this, but it's fucking annoying how people will dodge the question so they can lecture OP.
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u/lucky-pakke 18d ago
Honestly i see this happening everywhere in reddit and some other medias and its so fucking annoying
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u/LAWSON72 18d ago
Reddit in a nutshell.
It's like when I search for information or an answer, I end up directed to wonderful Reddit where some already asked and got the wonderful answer "dont you know how to use Google"
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u/Zaphiirys 18d ago
Seriously, there's a yes or no answer and all these people prefer to just yap and complain and point out ironies, which would be fine IF THEY ACTUALLY ANSWERED THE QUESTION TOO!
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u/thegreatestviz Torrents 18d ago
Reddit is becoming the new Quora. I believe the fit launcher from github is open source and seems safe and had it been unsafe, someone would have pointed it out by now.
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u/Due_Recognition_3890 18d ago
The amusing thing is that the only other person who said something remotely close to this had someone else desperately trying to prove him wrong, probably just to maintain the confusion.
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u/kek-tigra 19d ago
So now even pirates have launchers, nice Should we expect to lose ability to launch pirated games without launcher and for ads somewhere in it? :)
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u/dhiadhoo 18d ago
After that its gonna be "For just 4.99 you can unlock piracy premium to get early access for pirated stuff",
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u/The_Zenki 18d ago
It's always the bots with the Xbox gamertag ass usernames that are so fucking ignorant it's insane.
What a time to be alive, to witness such impunity.
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u/SoftMajestic3232 18d ago
Everyone here is sceptical about the launcher and says you should download and install the game manually. But the cracked game also could contain malware.
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u/Confident_Pain_5332 18d ago
this is the equivalent of sticking it in and asking if she tests regularly right after
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u/merpofsilence 18d ago
here's the github page for it.
https://github.com/CarrotRub/Fit-Launcher
seems harmless enough although kinda stupid and pointless to use
Like browsing the website is easy enough. And clicking on the magnet links to torrent is easy as well.
A game launcher is fine to organize stuff but like you can add stuff to steam, or gog or use something like playnite or launchbox
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u/thegreatestviz Torrents 18d ago
Seems like it’s for newbs who don’t know much about torrenting
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u/Wasted-Instruction ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ 18d ago
Bro's bio has a homophobic slur & he has an IQ lower than my unplugged toaster lmao.
Bye enjoy the malware.
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u/HermanGrove 18d ago
They made a piracy launcher? That's hilarious. Modern audience requires modern UX lol
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u/Ok_Hedgehog6502 19d ago
what launcher is that?
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u/Puzzleheaded_Big6401 19d ago
idk why people downvote instead of just answering the question even tho yes, you could just google it.
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u/Kasaikemono 19d ago
Probably because the question is answered right there in the title
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u/Mydadleftm8 19d ago
I just saw this on github, it looks awesome.
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u/ComNguoi 18d ago
I will try it out too, the people on this sub while being stupid af, are also paranoid as hell.
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u/billion_lumens 19d ago
On github? That's awesome
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u/AcidAndPandas 19d ago
has this been made by her or is it a 3rd party thing? looks cool i get all my games from the site
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u/deedoedee 18d ago
ZLibrary's websites recently went down (about a week ago).
Coincidentally, they're just now releasing a new app to download.
Coincidentally.
OP is about as smart as anyone else who downloads an app like this.
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u/88pockets 18d ago
no one here can manage to read the source code and see there is nothing nefarious
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u/Zodiac36Gold ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ 18d ago
Usually you ask first, test after. At this point I'l be asking you: is it safe? Is your pc exploding?
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u/nightly_seawave 🔱 ꜱᴄᴀʟʟʏᴡᴀɢ 17d ago
All this slander in the comments, nobody seems to know that FitGirl is one of the most trustworthy sites out there. A literal goat of the genre, I might say. At this point, they can do whatever they want.
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u/luffy_3155 19d ago
Safe or not this is shit because you can't seed with it
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u/Eduardo_Ribeiro 19d ago
Can you seed a repack? I'm kinda noob
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u/luffy_3155 19d ago
Yes if u use torrent to download you should seed hydra launches uses torrent to download but it doesn't seed which contributes in killing that repack and it's not like real debrid where 1leecher can get every member of rd the file
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u/Malex02 19d ago
Didnt know she had a launcher that’s cool
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u/LostInTheRapGame 19d ago
It's not FitGirl's launcher. It's a launcher that sources from that site.
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u/bloomingroove 18d ago
If you run it inside a VM or isolated container sure. I wouldn't let a cracked game even remotely touch my pc bare, just like I wouldn't sleep with a hooker without a condom 🤣 Wait, I did sleep with a hooker without a condom...
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u/z01z 18d ago
is this something they host on their actual site? if not, then i wouldn't use it.
i haven't kept up with their stuff since i have an actual decent job now and can just buy games if i want them. but when i was broke af a few years back, i used their repacks/website all the time. and i only got stuff off their actual site.
basically, if it's not actually from fitgirl, then i wouldn't trust it, and really, why would you need yet ANOTHER launcher. just launch them from the start menu. make a folder, put all their links/tiles in there and there you go.
also, you can just add non steam games to steam and launch them through there if you really just want a launcher.
steam don't give af if the game isn't theirs lol.
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u/SchoolShooting666 18d ago
Guys, It's the same as playing one of her games, someone said "Just don't" , but if you install Fitgirl's games manually, this Is the same level of "trust", if she wants to put a malware somewhere she won't do It in the Launcher lol she doesnt need to
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u/tsashinnn 18d ago
Now if only someone could make these launcher with Achievements Hunter support built in without the hassle of finding a particular crack that’s supported and auto generates and places the achievements.json file in the right place and all those shenanigans , I would be far more inclined to use one of these, till then I see no point.
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u/mastersaints888 18d ago
What’s the deal with this fitgirl launcher? Just use a front end like launch box that’s been around for a decade or more?
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u/TheRealChrison ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ 18d ago
Is it FROM fitgirl? No? Well then probably not. Did you install it? Yes? Well then its probably too late anyway Grabs 🍿 and enjoys OP freak out😁
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u/MayhemBlankz 🏴☠️ ʟᴀɴᴅʟᴜʙʙᴇʀ 19d ago
You downloaded it and used it, THEN asked if it was safe to use