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Myth (warez)
Encyclopedia
Myth was a warez
group, focused on cracking
and ripping PC
games. Besides ripped games, the group also released trainers and cracked updates for games.
On June 29, 2005 the group was targeted together with several other groups in "Operation Site Down
" conducted by the FBI. Myth made no further releases following this raid, and in October 2005 they released an NFO
declaring that the group would enter hibernation.
were the two most active game-ripping groups in the Warez scene.
Warez
Warez refers primarily to copyrighted works distributed without fees or royalties, and may be traded, in general violation of copyright law. The term generally refers to unauthorized releases by organized groups, as opposed to file sharing between friends or large groups of people with similar...
group, focused on cracking
Software cracking
Software cracking is the modification of software to remove or disable features which are considered undesirable by the person cracking the software, usually related to protection methods: copy protection, trial/demo version, serial number, hardware key, date checks, CD check or software annoyances...
and ripping PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
games. Besides ripped games, the group also released trainers and cracked updates for games.
History
Myth was formed in February 2000, in a merger between Origin and Paradigm.Operation Site Down
Operation Site Down is the umbrella name for a law enforcement initiative conducted by the FBI and law enforcement agents from ten other countries which resulted in a raid on targets on June 29, 2005. Three separate undercover investigations were involved, based in Chicago , Charlotte and San Jose...
" conducted by the FBI. Myth made no further releases following this raid, and in October 2005 they released an NFO
.nfo
.nfo is a commonly used three-letter filename extension of ASCII or extended ASCII text files that accompany other files and contain information about them. Such NFO files can be viewed with text editors or dedicated NFO viewers...
declaring that the group would enter hibernation.
Steam
Steam held available a cracked version of Max Payne 2 where the game had an no-cd crack applied, this was on-sale until the 13th May 2010 where they rolled back to an older update. However, the Myth logo is still present in the file called testapp.exe.Competition
Between 2000 and 2004, Myth and rival group ClassClass (warez)
CLASS was a notorious and prolific warez group that existed between January 1, 1997 and January 9, 2004. The group was the repeated target of federal raids such as Operation Fastlink. They specialized in cracked games, and sometimes had elaborate art in the cracktro or release...
were the two most active game-ripping groups in the Warez scene.
See also
- ClassClass (warez)CLASS was a notorious and prolific warez group that existed between January 1, 1997 and January 9, 2004. The group was the repeated target of federal raids such as Operation Fastlink. They specialized in cracked games, and sometimes had elaborate art in the cracktro or release...
- FairlightFairlight (group)Fairlight 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 Nintendo and later the PC...
- Razor 1911Razor 1911Razor 1911 is a warez and demo group.-History:The group was originally founded as Razor 2992 by Doctor No, Insane TTM and Sector9 in Norway in October 1985 as a Commodore 64 software cracking group...
- List of warez groups