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.nfo (also written .NFO or NFO, a contraction of "info", or "information") is a filename extension for text files that accompany warez scene releases of pirated software or media. NFO files contain information about the release, such as the digital media title, authorship, year, or license information.
The NFO is a text file which has essential information about the files encoded, including a reason for the nuke if the file is a PROPER or REPACK release. A robust NFO file may contain a group's mission statement, recruitment requirements, greetings, and contact info; many groups have a standard ASCII art template for the file, with the most ...
[77] [78] These lossless files can be bought on LiveMetallica.com, a service that allows fans to buy and download files of soundboard recordings. [79] From 2007 on some early FLAC releases came from justice , a group that already used APE for lossless music the years before.
Warez scene hierarchy. Warez are often distributed outside of The Scene (a collection of warez groups) by torrents (files including tracker info, piece size, uncompressed file size, comments, and vary in size from 1 k, to 400 k.) uploaded to a popular P2P website by an associate or friend of the cracker or cracking crew.
CLASS (CLS) was a notorious and prolific warez group that existed between January 1, 1997, and January 9, 2004. [2] The group was the target of federal raids such as Operation Fastlink. They specialized in cracked games , and sometimes had elaborate art in the cracktro or release (i.e. music , 3D animation , logo designs, etc.).
PARADOX is well known for developing a utility known as "Preee", [55] which automates the creation of NFO files and the packaging of warez releases into multi-part RAR archives and subsequent creation of ZIP archives containing those RAR files depending on the warez scene rules being followed.
FairLight (FLT) is a warez and demo group initially involved in the Commodore demoscene, and in cracking to illegally release games for free, since 1987. In addition to the C64, FairLight has also migrated towards the Amiga, Super NES and later the PC. [1]
The combination of using software wholesalers and couriers turned the PC Warez Scene upside down in 1990, but these are considered normal practice now. The fierce competition within the current warez and video scenes are directly descended from THG. As a result, the majority of older, well established, warez groups disappeared from the scene. [1]