FitGirl Repacks explained
FitGirl Repacks is a website distributing pirated video games. FitGirl Repacks is known for "repacking" gamescompressing 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 using existing game installers or pirated game files like releases from the warez scene and repackaging them into 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, a French romantic comedy directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
History
In 2012, FitGirl started compressing game files for personal archiving. After realizing that public repacks on pirating sites had smaller file sizes, FitGirl decided to learn to optimise repackaging by experimenting with compression. When the repacks ended up smaller than the other public ones, Fitgirl decided to start sharing them. The first one shared was a repack of on Russian trackers. Since then, the repacks have grown in popularity.
Notes and References
- Web site: Maxwell . Andy . Google Promotes Pirate Videogame Repacker 'FitGirl' to 'Musical Artist' Status . TorrentFreak . December 24, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926161812/https://torrentfreak.com/google-promotes-pirate-videogame-repacker-fitgirl-to-musical-artist-status-200609/ . September 26, 2020 . June 9, 2020 . live . 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 'trojan'. 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"
- Web site: Van der Sar . Ernesto . Meet FitGirl, The Repack 'Queen' Of Pirated Games . TorrentFreak . December 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201222011417/https://torrentfreak.com/meet-fitgirl-the-repack-queen-of-pirated-games-200604/ . December 22, 2020 . July 5, 2020 . live.
- Web site: Klepek . Patrick . March 25, 2016 . The People Who Upload Torrents . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201114112456/https://kotaku.com/the-people-who-upload-torrents-1767142345 . November 14, 2020 . December 24, 2020 . Kotaku.
- Web site: Van der Sar . Ernesto . 3 June 2021 . 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220103225850/https://torrentfreak.com/top-torrent-sites-2021-210103/ . 2022-01-03 . 2022-01-15 . TorrentFreak . en.
- Web site: Van der Sar . Ernesto . 5 April 2020 . Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929131951/https://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-popular-torrent-sites-of-2020-200105-archive/ . 2022-09-29 . 2022-01-15 . TorrentFreak . en.
- Web site: FAQ . https://web.archive.org/web/20210519015025/https://fitgirl-repacks.site/faq/ . May 19, 2021 . 9 October 2021 . FitGirl Repacks . faqfitgirl.
- Web site: Maxwell . Andy . 24 November 2021 . FitGirl Game Repacker May Be The Most Productive Pirate Online Today . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221014184151/https://torrentfreak.com/fitgirl-game-repacker-may-be-the-most-productive-pirate-online-today-211124/ . 2022-10-14 . 2022-01-15 . TorrentFreak . en.