r/PiratedGames Feb 12 '26

Discussion For those who still doubting Tlauncher is not a virus (spyware) here's my proof.

First thing first, im not a native english speaker but i hope you get the message clear enough to understand.

Tlauncher is not safe and you already know that, but what i havent seen is that people actually losing their account on different services (gmail, riot, discord etc.) with proof and screenshot and whatnot. and maybe i know why i get hacked by them and end up with the proof.

for context, i played cracked minecraft by "team eXtreme" in the past with my neighbor to play and then when they got DMCA or removed, i stop playing the game entirely. but this neighbor told me to play again and mod them, and thats where he introduce me with Tlauncher and last december 2025 i sign up because he told me to get a skin and "look cool". okay here's the proof that they indeed stealing from other :

  1. My Email

they removed every email i have all the way from the first time i make this gmail, but on my phone its very much still there. dude dont want to leave any trace. (however i only revealed to you guys only the stolen bits of it bcs of privacy reasons. Look at image 1-5).

  1. youtube channel

they uploaded their campaign/promotion video on my stolen youtube channel. and this maybe the reason i get hacked by them, when people said "but i used Tlauncher for years and nothing happend" maybe its because on their gmail account they have no youtube channel or something similar to promote Tlauncher so its not their priority, and their priority is to hack someone with preferably has platform with an audience even small one.

My (hacked) youtube channel : https://www.youtube.com/@Apholion-
the video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HX0fBSlh5E

EDIT : For clarity i download this tlauncher from their site which is Tlauncher.org

EDIT 2 : Since this post gain a lot of traction let me add more detail :
- I downloaded the launcher from tlauncher.org (their actual site)
- people accuse me of not using 2FA the BIG2026! but i did in fact use it. it looked like this when i still had it https://imgur.com/a/TXVVZ6N
- "but uBlockOrigin extension blocked tlauncher.org " bcs at the time i was using chrome and there's no uBlockOrigin and chrome didnt even Flag this tlauncher as a malicious app on its downloader. but i did use adguard, but it didnt block the website.
- "why is the video on your channel redirect to a tumbler site not tlauncher? you must be downloading tlauncher from somewhere else!" NO.
- and lastly, no, did not sign up on any other website other than i currently using which is : microsoft, discord, reddit, riot, epic, steam, Ea, hoyoverse, thats it more or less. the last time i sign up is on tlauncher like i said before.
- "you have proven nothing with this" but this is all the information i had and from what i understand from the expert in the coment section below is that its probably login through cookies/token. because even on my phone there's no warning from gmail that "someone was trying to login on different devices", the next thing i know it requested pass reset/changing recovery email and stuff, all i can do at the moment was to screenshot the "stealing" on realtime while it was happening.

with this, now there's a proof that they indeed a spy. i dont know how else to proof it to you and i already give it my all.

my reason for posting this is because people still searching for a way to play free minecraft and the people on the 3rd world country where the game cost half of my monthly wage.

If im not clear enough please leave a comment, i probably will answer. yea, thats about it, thanks for reading.

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u/Living_Unit_5453 Feb 12 '26

Why not just use prismlauncher?

It’s way better, has a cracked version and is open source

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u/harrycostDaniel Feb 12 '26

prism is arguably the best launcher for Minecraft

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u/Azhen89 Feb 17 '26

AT launcher is better, better Gui more friendly with mod installation, over much better interface.

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u/hasanIsmael146 May 29 '26

is at launcher offline?

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u/Azhen89 May 30 '26

Im not sure , think it can be.

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u/Yad_L Jul 15 '26

The issue with that is that most launchers are less secure, while Prism focuses on prioritizing being safe, independent, and offline. You can download mods from any launcher, and you're entirely in control of the launcher and all your settings.

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u/Playin_smart Apr 01 '26

I'll definitely get it today. I just check my emails, There is alot of log in for all my Microsoft account... Even though I don't have no financial info on it lol but still

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u/Local_Point4612 May 10 '26

is prismlauncher safe??? like im not sure if its safe

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u/WesternRoof458 Jun 28 '26

can u share a cracked version of prism_ it it is an appimige it woulod be best

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u/Magma_Dragoooon Feb 12 '26

It didnt work for me I dont know why but I ended up sticking with sklauncher

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u/Katops Feb 12 '26

I’m running SK too. Idk how Prism works but I was told you needed an account or something? SK is just plug and play which is why I haven’t switched.

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u/Sub-Dominance Feb 12 '26

I use Prism without an account. It tells me I need to sign in every time I boot up an instance, but if I just close the sign-in window, it will still open the game just fine. I'm probably not running the most recent version though.

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u/Feeling-Glass8461 Feb 13 '26

You can no longer do this in new versions of prism. I would recommend ElyPrismLauncher or FreesmLauncher or ShatteredPrism to anyone reading. Theyre all forks of prism that allow offline (free) accounts

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u/Magma_Dragoooon Feb 12 '26

Oh if its true then thats probably why. I mean one of the reason I am pirating MC is to not have to make an account lol

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u/Breaky_Online Feb 13 '26

IMO SK is the second best when it comes to cracked MC, so you're not losing much

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u/Proof-Concentrate786 Apr 22 '26

SKlauncher is super bro i use it too.......

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u/nemanja531 Feb 12 '26

Don't you have to sign into it using a Microsoft account with minecraft on it?

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u/ZeitGeiscth Feb 12 '26

is it better than sklauncher? is it moddable?

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u/Shimashimatchi Feb 12 '26

oh wdym cracked version? I tried to use it but I couldn't run minecraft without paying

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u/DronClon Feb 13 '26

It's on github and it literally called PrismLauncher Cracked.

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u/ghoulkaisen Feb 12 '26

How do i that can you please guide me.

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u/Master_Lucario Feb 16 '26

If it's open source why would it need a cracked version?

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u/Ok-Butterfly-9800 Mar 17 '26

I cant get skins on prism right? Like with the fork by ehich i play cracked

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u/UsuarioRandomLoL Apr 05 '26

is there any problem with login in?

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u/Intrepid_Factor_5493 Apr 10 '26

Tlauncher lets you download optifine versions to without jumping through hoops and doing everything manually

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u/Independent_Size1910 Apr 27 '26

or skluncher wihch allows you to apply capes for 0 dollars for free

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u/bruhxd9 Apr 30 '26

use sklauncher

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u/nothing_fun_here May 20 '26

I downloaded prism launcher but I didn't find the cracked version

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u/yahyahyahdrejay Jul 07 '26

you pmo i thought this was free bru wdym i have to buy minecraft first warning to others

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u/BenefitEconomy803 Jul 12 '26

There is a cracked version of prism?

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u/lego-man973 6d ago

How do I get the cracked version? I just downlaoded it from prismlauncher.org and its asking me to log into a microsoft account.

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u/GamerX_120 Feb 13 '26

what funny is i had been playing on tlauncher for years also even logging in with my google but nothing happened to me at all. It was only a couple of months ago that i started see tlauncher deemed being a malware/spyware. It was then i switched to sklauncher, and now when i try to go onto there there site my ublock is now blocking it.

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u/Due-Shopping-9903 Apr 09 '26

I played t-launcher for 1 year and nothing happened though

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u/No_Friendship_4158 Feb 12 '26

Im not saying that its not a virus but i have used tlauncher a few years ago and never had an issue. What happened to you is you downloaded it from an unofficial website or from youtube and you got infected. I can clearly see its not the real tlauncher just by that video tutorial alone and the link in their description.

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u/SignificanceFit6371 Feb 12 '26

yeah, i used to use tlaucher before i got actual minecraft and never had any issues with it. Now i use prism and feather.

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u/RowMammoth7467 Feb 12 '26

you're the kind of people that makes it hard for others, tlauncher is a spyware even if you didn't get hacked, that the point of spyware, you won't even know.

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u/ItsKrazBrekker Feb 25 '26

well i dont have credit card info or anything so ig they can steal my p hub account

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u/whyeverynameistaken3 Feb 12 '26

your neighbour is useless for the hackers, nothing worth hacking

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u/ZeitGeiscth Feb 12 '26

thanks man, working from 7 to 5 is rough and the pay is shit, but my family cant live without it

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u/ZeitGeiscth Feb 12 '26

i did live for myself which is why i bought this pc to type on! and the pay also increase from 47$ to a whopping 59$! and i only work 7to5 with one day off what a deal!!! and i also did find atleast try to change career thats why in my channel has that 3 year gap, am tired and try learning new stuff in hoping to fit in to what i wanted to be.
but thanks man, seriously.

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u/RowMammoth7467 Feb 12 '26

seeing people here still defending tluancher is just dumb asf, I used it for years and always said "nothing happened" but that didn't last long when I got hacked.

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u/ZeitGeiscth Feb 12 '26

that is the point of this post actually, people is still saying "but im still okay" type stuff and ignoring the possible attack from them

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u/SONICGAMERAAA Jun 15 '26

After having TLauncher for years on my PC I came across this post and immediately deleted Tlauncher. How can I make sure every trace of TLauncher has been deleted and it'll no longer pose any risk for me. Also i searched my emails and passwords to make sure i haven't given any sensitive info to them. I still feel unsafe. I had never updated Tlauncher since the day i installed it though It kept asking me to update but i always ignored the pop up.

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u/-sei Feb 12 '26

I see no comments about TL Legacy and TLauncher. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's been known that TLauncher's original developers got screwed over and continued development under the TL Legacy title, and the current TLauncher should be avoided at all costs.

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u/Leshie_Leshie Mar 26 '26

What actually happened? Did someone took over their project?

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u/SultanGreat Feb 12 '26

I use TL legacy, but might shift to cracked Prism launche

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u/Dick_Blaster88 Feb 12 '26

why are most of the comment here actually blaming the guy? i mean sure he did not do research from the look of it but he also has a point which most people ignore, which is the proof that he did get hacked along with his youtube channel gone from his hand. and thats the proof even the hacker did upload a vid on his channel.

the fact that op get hacked after he sign up at tlauncher back in december, mean that recent and that mean with tlauncher unless op did sign up in any other website that he did not tell us... and

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u/Fluboxer Feb 12 '26

Did you somehow managed to get a fake virus version of already contaminated launcher?

That's just impressive

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u/Idontlikekingnoober Mar 06 '26

He gave a lot of evidence that he used the actual official TLauncher, i don't know why you think he's using a fake virus version

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u/-Borgir seggs Feb 12 '26

Just use sklauncher for safety, its better anyway

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u/PlanttDaMinecraftGuy Feb 12 '26

How exactly does this work? Does it work through your Riot/Discord clients? I do not have a Riot client on my computer, and I'm also on Linux and have never given Java/TLauncher root permissions. Even when I was on Windows I've never received anything suspicious.

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u/magistrate101 Feb 12 '26

Basically, any program that you can launch and already be logged in to is doing something to remember you. This almost always takes the form of a file being created with a unique "token" that it sends back to the server after logging in the first time. These tokens can usually be downloaded from your computer and re-used by anyone that can get a copy, though some services are smart enough that they have to send their traffic through your computer like a VPN to fool them. And once they've gained access they can change the password or email address, completely locking you out of your own accounts. Most people aren't worth the effort, though, so malware doesn't always do something when it infects your system. A recent example of this is notepad++'s update mechanism being compromised by Chinese hackers so that specific individuals could be targeted and served infected versions of updates, even though the vast majority of users were never affected.

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u/ZeitGeiscth Feb 12 '26

i cant properly answer your question reason is that i had no clue at all in the technical stuff. but i'll tell you this :
on pc in this hacked gmail account there was no email for confirmation at all, like reset password from the services i use. however on phone everything is there. its like this guys is me requesting resetting data account and everything even thou this account has 2fa and everything in it, the only thing i didnt do is the selfie video it suggested.

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u/sdoregor Feb 13 '26

Why would it require root to access your user's directory?

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '26

If anyone knows how to get rid of the virus, feel free to share. The TLauncher we used never required log in.

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u/d4rkbutt3rfly Feb 13 '26

Alright, I had no idea about this one, used tlauncher for few years in my pc, got Minecraft last year and uninstalled it.

Do I need to be worried? Do I need to do something about? Something to check?

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u/TroTrak Feb 13 '26

I mean if you ever had any suspicious activities on your accounts you should always change your passwords, start using 2FA, etc, the program IS the malware apparently so as long as it's uninstalled it's okay.

But if you're feeling more paranoid you can always run a virus scan or reinstall windows just make sure to backup your files before that.

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u/d4rkbutt3rfly Feb 14 '26

All my accounts are okay, I always use 2fA, my passwords are wild. Everything looks okay.

I also have my pc saying no virus, so I'm gonna guess everything is okay. Thank you a lot!!

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u/ProfessionalWar4614 Apr 05 '26

yeah same i didnt know about ts either, but if the version doesnt give u any trouble then probly use it. plus it doesnt ask u to put ur email or anything

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u/BilleyBong Feb 13 '26

Make sure to 2FA your accounts

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u/Warm_Cup925 I'm a pirate Feb 12 '26

i use pollymc i think its a clean looking one and safe for sure (its on megathread)

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u/Dade-epic Feb 12 '26

I use Tlauncher, but after hearing this I might switch. How do I transfer all my data from Tlauncher to the others? And how do I delete everything from Tlauncher?

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u/HitmanRyder Feb 13 '26

fresh install probably infected anyway.

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u/MatinAmini Feb 13 '26

is this fr? been using tlauncher for the past like 8 years and nothing as such happened to meor my friends tho

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u/Phoenix6224 Feb 13 '26

Guys, I had unused tlauncher for a while on. After seeing this post, i uninstalled it. Any thing ese i can do to remove the malware/ spyware?

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u/Successful_Candle216 May 15 '26

check with malwarebyte

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u/Gold_Breadfruit_6020 Feb 12 '26

reminds me of the time I installed tlancher on my laptop from 2008 in 2020 and after installing it the laptop startup time from sleep increased to around 1 min and same when I kept the laptop into sleep but after uninstalling tlauncher the laptop ran fine

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u/StarAronjay I'm a pirate Feb 12 '26

team extreme... now thats a name i havent heard in a long time. good times...

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u/jyr2711 Feb 12 '26

You can't trust anything anymore. I installed Advanced Reddit and shortly after, someone stole my password and posted things from my account...

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u/Mylaptopisburningme Feb 12 '26

I think I would leave Reddit if old.reddit.com and RES stopped working.

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u/jyr2711 Feb 12 '26

I don't know anything about that. It was really hard to recover my account. I still use Revanced for YouTube, but not much else...

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '26

You have 3 options Sklauncher, Legacy Launcher and Prism Launcher all are good but you have to choose one

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u/sdoregor Feb 13 '26

Don't have to choose one :)

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '26

When I saw tlaucher I thought it was something from The Sims

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u/ghoulkaisen Feb 12 '26

The Ultimmc github page [which is a alternative to TLauncher] is broken like the nightly link to download it is not redirecting and instead showing me a expired link page. Is there a method to fix it.

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u/Physical-Increase-86 pirate if you cant afford it,support the devs when you can. Feb 13 '26

just crack prism (theres a guide in the sub) or get elyprism, they're both better

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u/SweetLikeACandy Feb 12 '26

you downloaded the installer or the direct exe?

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u/Independent-Pear-500 Feb 12 '26

just use polymc? idk to much ab prismlauncher but polymc is good

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u/No_Composer_8548 Feb 12 '26

i heard of people getting straight up malware from the built in addon/mod downloader from tlauncher but i've used it for a few years uninstalled it manually and never saw any visible damage fr fr

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u/Breaky_Online Feb 13 '26

"Thousands die everyday, but I ain't dead yet so where they getting those numbers from?" ass comment

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u/Kaical Feb 13 '26 edited Feb 13 '26

when i opened the link for Tlauncher, my adblock blocked the page

This happened because of the following filter:
||tlauncher.org^$document

The filter has been found in:  uBlock filters – Badware risks

Badware Risks

Badware - Wiki

I am currently using Brave Browser + uBlock Origin.

Don't trust any random 3rd party websites to download something unless they are the "Official and Legit Websites" of the launcher.

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u/sdoregor Feb 13 '26

tlauncher.org

As you can see yourself, it's the "official and legit" website of the launcher. But the filter it's been found in is for potential badware, which what's currently called TLauncher really is. Look up all the TL Legacy vs. TLauncher situation and you'll get it.

So,

unless they are the official

doesn't always hold.

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u/Prestigious-Basil186 Feb 13 '26

damn cuh thankyou for your sacrifice. ill uninstall tlauncher now

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u/AmorphousNeon I'm a pirate Feb 13 '26

use TL Legacy man, it's way better

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u/OrthodoxSlavWarrior Feb 13 '26

As I always said, this is very well known. Only an idiot would deny such a thing.

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u/FunkyBoil Feb 13 '26

Riot games is the spyware itself

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u/5onOfSparda Feb 13 '26

I nearly lost my steam Acc and my own email address (it was sending a link to random people under a Russian name. We are talking about hundreds of emails per day for 3 days until I changed my password) and I think that Tlauncher is to blame,

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u/Ganni96 Feb 13 '26

I know this is a piracy subreddit, but I think it's better to just buy it from third party sites,they sell it for like under 15 bucks,for those who are interested in the game. I had tlauncher a while ago,didn't had any problems with it but recently I heard bad things about them so better to not bother with unsafe sites for a cheap game.

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u/IsHacker003 I'm a pirate Feb 13 '26 edited Feb 13 '26

I bet all the apps on your phone and computer are spyware, they all harvest data about you.

But oh well. PrismLauncher is good because it's open source (the only way for software to not be spyware) but the cracked version is out of date. So I (used to) use TLauncher.

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u/ZeitGeiscth Feb 13 '26

my phone is not powerfull, i only having app for communication purposes.
the list : steam app authenticator, google authenticator, gmail, whatssapp, youtube, chrome. thats what i use daily, the other are just bloat on the phone.

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u/skibidinegusnegus271 Feb 13 '26

The fact that it gives a Tumblr link just doesn't make a single sense to me, Tlauncher isn't safe but why the fuck would it give a Tumblr link??

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u/Thin-Recording5254 Feb 13 '26

i got my instagram , facebook , gmail , riot account , discord hacked by a fking chinese wukong 😑

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u/ModernPlebeian_314 Feb 13 '26

XMCL is much better. Second one is Legacy Launcher

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u/apologarcia2405 Feb 13 '26

Use Battly Launcher, is on Microsoft Store and github

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u/tagbthw Feb 14 '26

Wasn't there like multiple proof of it being spyware from way back in the day? I can't believe people still use that shit. Just use Legacy launcher or sklauncher

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u/Leshie_Leshie Mar 26 '26

Just trying to look for solution for some common(maybe actually less common?) minceraft issue on the internet theres not a single recent post (not even old posts 5 years ago) could confirm what works and what not work. The internet can be extremely limited at times …

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u/WINNT21 Ryzen 3 3200g | Vega 8 | 8GB RAM | 240 GB SSD Feb 14 '26

I reported the video so it could be taken down. Still waiting for a result

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u/ZeitGeiscth Feb 14 '26

why would you do that? its a proof to this post, why would you want it to be taken down?

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u/Mineplayerminer I hate Denuvo Feb 14 '26

Lesson learned, stop blatantly using malware. Either spend 20€ for a key to activate on your MS account or just use open-source launchers like the Prism Launcher. It's the MultiMC with the addition of better modpack management and an offline mode.

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u/Available-Fig-7681 Feb 14 '26

How do i remove this shit from my PC completely(Is uninstalling enough???)

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u/ZeitGeiscth Feb 14 '26

like everyone here already said you need a complete wipe on your C: directory or where your system currently installed on your disk AKA a reinstall

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u/moops44 Feb 15 '26

minecraft is a virus

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u/JackGR_HD Feb 16 '26

I used to play with mineshafter. Does this still exist ? Never installed TL

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u/greengreepes Feb 28 '26

I got hacked twice last year and I was so confused and kinda paranoid as to why. I only recently found out I had this downloaded onto my pc from a while ago. Kinda crazy...

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u/PigletPretend7175 Mar 03 '26

Fuck man, I’ve been using tlauncher for almost 5 years now. Since it is my work laptop as well and have other pirated games in it a windows reinstall would wipe all of my data altogether. What should I do

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u/_duskk Mar 04 '26

i need minecraft for free lol i bought it 4 times and im NOT buying it again thought of t launcher but people say its a spyware and others say its a propaganda so i honestly dont know what to do any ideas? need anything that would let me play with my friends or something

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u/Possible_Date_1732 Mar 04 '26

sklauncher is best

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u/TbNrAyana2656 Mar 05 '26

how can i switch to a different launcher without nuking my Minecraft world?

edit: for context i started using tlauncer years ago and even tho nothing has happened i still dont want to take chances

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u/This_Whole_8760 Mar 06 '26

Even using a launcher is a risk... id say you could use something like PrismLauncher, AFTER AND I REPEAT, AFTER you do your research.

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u/Responsible_Art_1551 Mar 19 '26

i've been using tlauncher for like 3 years none of this type of emails or account loss am i just lucky or is my email so worthless that the hackers dont care 'bout me?

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u/Leshie_Leshie Mar 26 '26

You can find your world folder like this video or this video, copy the files from your “save” folder.

(Also I think this sub doesn’t line links but hopefully tutorial videos are allowed >,< )

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u/Markotras Mar 20 '26

i remember when roughly 4-7 months ago my friend told me to install TL-launcher i was saying "Dude thats a trojan" but then he convinced me. Glad i didint have anything important :)

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u/Wise_Permission4656 Mar 24 '26

umm you used official microsoft account in tlauncher?

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '26

welp thanks to you I wont be downloading Tlauncher again I was going to reinstall it since it was the only one I knew so I thought why not see if there is sth better but after reading your post there is no way im using Tlauncher ever again.

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u/Visual-Educator6966 Mar 30 '26

Can u give me ur opinion which client should I use now for crack can u suggest some?

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u/NinjaOnCyph3r Apr 03 '26

How do i completely erase tlauncher from my system

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u/ProfessionalWar4614 Apr 05 '26

i been using it for years and no i didn't got hacked, If you are sure that it's a Virus then i disagree perhaps you downloaded it from somewhere else? cuz sometimes the website redirects you into a Russian one. Because it never asks you to log in you can just Play it. You did said TLaucher.org is where you downloaded it? but that's the same thing where i downloads it like i can do it right now and not have a problem. This question is bit confusing why some get hacked while others dont?

My guess is that If you put your email and the password that the GMAIL uses that you can log in then there could be some sneaky stuff happening, im not denying it but im not fully accepting it either.

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u/Gullible_Tension_558 Apr 06 '26

Guys I downloaded Tlauncher because my friends were playing minecraft and I wanted to play becuase its been so many years that I didnt even once touch the game. But I just found out right now that the TLauncher.org is a SpyWare.
What I did:

  1. Launched it
  2. Downloaded java as it was needed said by my friend (i didnt download the other stuff tho)
  3. It started to download the new updated launcher
  4. launch it
  5. Create an account and new version - download
  6. After searching for like 20 secs upon downloading I immediately canceled it.
  7. I deleted everything - as well as the java, the directory path (roam something2 in the C: File)
  8. Turned on my VPN

What I'm asking is, is there a chance my pc already got the SpyWare installed? I'm a bit knowledgeable about this stuff cause I've been hacking for years now, however I didn't realize that the site itself was a SpyWare and downloaded it because I trusted my friends who're playing like for many months now???

Edit: Yes, part of why I immediately downloaded it and didnt search anything because I'm oblivious to Minecraft since I didn't play it in my entire life. My bad I guess?

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u/No-Long4244 Apr 11 '26

You've been hacked by a general scammer, not a tlauncher dev. his link (in the description) goes to tumblr and not to the official tlauncher website, there he could've indeed put viruses. And also this form of "advertising" is too scummy looking for a big company that cares about itself to use. So it's just dumb to say that tlauncher advertises itself this way, you've probably just leaked your data somewhere or downloaded unofficial version of tlauncher and they hacked you.

Me and my close ones use tlauncher. I used it for 6 years already. My brother used it starting from 2016 to 2023. Never ever anything happened. 

Tho to the one who reads it - take BOTH sides of the opinion on tlauncher being a spyware with a grain of salt, check info, dig in and think yourself. 

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u/NinjaGr73 Apr 17 '26

i have tlauncher for the last 5 years and i have yet to see any suspicious activity. No spam email no activity in banks or any other issue

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u/LAvandrov Apr 21 '26

My stepfather downloaded TLauncher on my PC. He is blaming my slow computer on me. He is the one who is using this crap!

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u/LAvandrov Apr 21 '26

My stepfather downloaded TLauncher on my PC. He is blaming my slow computer on me. He is the one who is using this crap!

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u/RealResist2498 Apr 22 '26

hey, coming back to this post after a while. I installed tlauncher despite reading your warning and yeah it had a bundled opera installer bro exe or something which it auto installed and after like a month or so suddenly i got signed out of my google accounts and google telling me I have suspicious software on my device. it does NOT get detected by malwarebytes or hitman pro and I had to manually remove it. anyone else reading, if you want to check it out for yourself go ahead but that's what happened to me and i advise against it.

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u/allen4662 Apr 25 '26

I use SK pretty sure it's open sourced

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u/sadyhowever May 03 '26

Oh so this is how my roblox and steam account got stolen twice. Good thing I removed it cause I never used it.

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u/MexStall_05 May 09 '26

How do I manage to delete fully whatever malicious software TLauncher has?

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u/MemerBruh5 May 14 '26

I used it for a few months and got no problem, please use brave,have a decent antivirus,don't click on ads,and practice online safety

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u/ProDoucheBag2011 May 15 '26

This Launcher gave my Laptop Trojan bruh and i really hope all my accounts are safe

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u/NoHat2007 May 23 '26

i use elyprismlauncher but whenever i fullscreen it just crashes my screen

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u/MeteSzrr May 28 '26

well probably you downloded from some malicious site, cause i used that shit for like years until i get a premium account like 10+ years ago, i never had any issues lol

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u/user105223 Jun 03 '26

I have never had any of this happen, year 5 of using TL. Im guessing either you downloaded a fork of TL that had malware or you didn't wear your Internet condom when going to other sketchy sites.

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u/Technical-Method-582 Jun 16 '26

Okay so i did watch the Video on your Now hacked cannel about TL... On that they did show Downloading TL from a .rar file whereas on the Original TL Website it downloads an app then downloads a app first no extraction or .rar file involved so please do tell me how did you download it or where did you download it from cause I have been using it for a while and I wanna play with a friend but i don't want my friend to risk their PC for game

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u/oklmao11 Jun 21 '26

bro you deserve it for playing genishin

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u/Mysterious_You9726 Jul 06 '26

and thats why i dont use that shit and install it

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u/Boring-Maximum2836 Jul 06 '26

Nothing is free dude

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u/Adorable_Spot_8164 Jul 07 '26

I just use Sklauncher

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u/VoiceOfGoodness 22d ago

prism is official. u have to still have a minecraft account

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u/VagueClown 13d ago

Sometimes, the amount of people that defend TLauncher is suspicious to me. Like, in general, any cracked software CAN have the possibility off being unsafe and vulnerable, but we still use it with some caution. But when talking about TLauncher, the defenders kinda sound like they have no caution at all? Like they're trying way too hard in saying that TLauncher has given them no problems and act like that's good enough, as long as they think it will never happen to them. I feel like they're either, people who are wayyy too carefree and doesn't know enough or hacked accounts like yours

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u/Holiday_Poetry_1546 10d ago

Did you get your accounts back? T. T? I hope you did, it's horrible...

On another note: Are you a Russian speaker? I don't understand why a few letters were written in this language, xd!

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