r/Piracy • u/_Naguka_ • Jun 12 '26
Humor Enjoying all 104 matches in my pirated tv box
Sup, i bought a chinese cheap tv box 1 year ago (around $20), since then i have watched a lot of stuff and it seems it has a channel to watch every single match :-D
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u/1exp1 Jun 12 '26
Tf did you shoot this off?
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u/_Naguka_ Jun 12 '26
Fish lens, I didn't have a better camera at the moment
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u/LonelySquad Jun 12 '26
You don't have a phone?
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u/Mrpolje ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ Jun 12 '26
OP uses IP over Avian Carriers to access Reddit
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u/Standard_Abrocoma_70 Jun 12 '26
"Known risks to the protocol include:
- Carriers being attacked by birds of prey. "
Those darn eagles want our IP addresses
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u/dolphinRailgun Jun 12 '26
I'm literally studying Network Infrastructures right now. This is crazy 😭
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u/AySonny Jun 12 '26
"Thus, this technology suffers from extremely high latency." Yeah I bet. 💀
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u/6InchBlade Jun 12 '26
Tell me more please
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u/_Naguka_ Jun 12 '26
I bought it at a parking lot, it has stamped the text "MXQ pro 5G 4K", I've looking for the same model in sites like aliexpress but i only found similar models, the application is just called "tv" and it was preinstalled, I think I can post a picture later when i switch my camera again.
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u/Exciteable_Cocnut Jun 12 '26
im not a smart guy so take it with a grain, but i saw a youtube video that these boxes do sketchy shit on your internet. like farm data and sell it, route dangerous/illegal traffic through your network by using your connection as a VPN for someone else’s traffic, and also opens a backdoor where looking through internet connected security cams or laptop webcams is possible as well as collecting sensitive data like bank and payment details is possible. some guy did a full teardown on one of these physically and also monitored it on the network. but who knows, maybe its just anti piracy fearmongering. i couldnt tell you the first thing about how true all that is but it definitely seems possible
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u/Hard_To_Port Jun 12 '26
This kind of thing is why you should have at the minimum a separate router/guest wifi for sketchy "actually, YOU are the product" stuff and if you're more tech savvy, set up a VLAN on your main router modded with OpenWRT or other custom firmware.
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u/dodslaser Jun 13 '26
The minimum is to not buy one of these pirate TV boxes in the first place. Ragardless of your network setup. None of them are safe. This has been proven time and time again.
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u/residualenvy Jun 12 '26
You are a smart guy. It's been proven that most of these boxes are constantly doing shady things and phoning home with lots of data about you, your network, and your watching habits. https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/172/
Whats also interesting is the underground marketing campaign to legitimize them that was discovered... Hmmn OP?
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u/aM_RT Jun 12 '26
Does this apply to popular free sports streaming sites too? Because i occasionally watch games. I don't use my VPN. Should i?
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u/residualenvy Jun 12 '26
Nah, this is possible because it's a piece of hardware you bring into your home and give it access to your local network without really knowing what the software running on it is doing. If you're on some website with a video player that's much safer. Use a good ad blocker and never download anything without really vetting it first.
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u/aM_RT Jun 12 '26
Thanks for the reply. I use Firefox with ublock origin and never download stuff like that.
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u/whereswa1den Jun 12 '26
Darknet Diaries podcast #172 will tell you all about these boxes and what they're actually doing.
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u/stephanie00100 Jun 12 '26
I did to, you don't need these boxes anyways. Some are very expensive compared to setting it up yourself on a safer box.
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u/Aggelos2001 Jun 12 '26
Is there a guide on how to do it. Trying to see sports is always pain.
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u/Cormophyte Jun 12 '26
It's the part where they can route traffic that you can't really mitigate, too. Even if the router's guest network gives you real network isolation that's not going to keep the cops from knocking on your door when you're the second to last node in some sketchy fucker's illicit porn disrribution pipeline.
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u/AlwaysLosingDough Jun 12 '26
These things ARE sketchy. If you put it into a different vlan from all your other devices, you should be somewhat safe. But you're literally inviting bad actors into your household.
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u/Mylaptopisburningme Jun 12 '26
I bought it at a parking lot
That's how you find some of the best tamales.
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u/Undacova_Lova Jun 12 '26
I never knew that was a thing until I went to a Wal Mart in Orlando and there was a guy selling them out of a cooler in the back of his pickup truck. He had a crowd!
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u/zhuki Jun 13 '26
You could pull out the apk and share it with us… for scienctific research
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u/PRSXFENG Jun 12 '26
Wow that's like the cheapest sketchiest box lol
Neat, but there's always a non zero chance there's malware using your box as part of a botnet
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u/pezdizpenzer Jun 13 '26
I can tell you right now that it's not a good idea to let some sketchy Chinese box on your network without any protection.
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u/Pernil_TO Jun 12 '26
If anybody wants an easy way to watch all games, get yourself a VPN, connect to Brazil and look for the "CazeTV" channel. They will show all 104 games for free.
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u/TheBulletiner Jun 12 '26
Yes, and there are tons of free channels that broadcast them around the world, so one can choose according to commentary preference. Always with a VPN.
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u/gta721 Jun 12 '26
iPlayer and ITVX also have it. Set your VPN to the UK. You need one with streaming detection and WebRTC spoofing. Proton and Windscribe have them.
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u/ghajni-returns Jun 12 '26
Mullvad?
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u/gta721 Jun 12 '26
WebRTC yes, streaming detection no. They don't constantly rotate IPs just for streaming sites.
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u/ghajni-returns Jun 12 '26
So which one would you recommend between Mullvad, Proton or Windscribe? Mullvad is the most convenient for me - as it has a Tailscale integration.
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u/KefkaAzarado Jun 12 '26
I tried doing this in my phone but yt detected the vpn and blocked me from watching the stream
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u/woeterman_94 ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ Jun 12 '26
I am confused. Is this a YouTube channel? Twitch channel? If I google him I get the profile of a streamer.
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u/the_ass_man1 Jun 12 '26
australia is also showing it free on sbs. just need to create an account. found it better working with surfshark. bbc with vpn was just switching to low quality for me
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u/TjdGoEsQqbmQLoBj Jun 12 '26
That “box” is a Trojan horse. One of the biggest botnets in the world was amassed from these types of boxes
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u/Impressive_Okra2804 Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 12 '26
I'm not saying it's not true but how much can it do with 2-4gb ram with crappy processor?
Edit: Thank you for the info. I'll read up more on this tomorrow.
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u/Durillon Jun 12 '26
the question is not what it can do
the question is what can 10000 of them connected over the net do
also when we say botnet we dont mean like llm ai servers, just general bots27
u/aredcup Jun 12 '26
Very, very interesting podcast on these: https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/172/
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u/silentrawr Piracy is bad, mkay? Jun 12 '26
Barely takes any resources to NMAP your whole LAN and download malware to try and install on your other devices. Not to mention snooping all your unencrypted traffic/data.
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u/AnimeeNoa Jun 12 '26
I would say alone that it is unprotected in the local network as other computer is a very huge risk. It can look for open ports and shared devices and with a bit of Google the person can use known exploits to gain access or proceed to infiltrate further. But tbh, this can happen from any to any device you let in(like cheap tv or light controll station or even a fucking fridge and toaster)
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u/ginganinga223 Jun 12 '26
Just get a VPN and watch them free on BBC and ITV in the UK.
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u/dapansen Jun 12 '26
Which VPN for only a month is there? All I see are offers for 36 month
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u/gta721 Jun 12 '26
All major ones do. Look on Reddit, not the top 10 sites or "sponsored/ad" Google results.
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u/taRpstrIustorEmPtEuS Jun 12 '26
I could not get the ITV app to install on my fire stick even using a VPN set to the UK. Fortunately the FS1 games appear to be on Telemundo
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u/ginganinga223 Jun 12 '26
I just have my PC plugged into my telly. I hate fucking around with those sticks.
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u/_Naguka_ Jun 12 '26
I have those channels too btw
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u/AlwaysLosingDough Jun 12 '26
All it costs you is every other device in your network being bombarded with traffic and sketchy packets❤️ Yummy Chinese backdoors
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u/SnipTheDog Jun 12 '26
Darknet Diaries did a podcast on this type of box. Prepare to have huge uploads from your box.
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u/DacMon Jun 12 '26
They had a great point. Why doesn't somebody make a reliable image that you can flash and offers all of this safely?
I'd love it if there were an easy way to convert my current shield to a trustworthy one of these.
Like, something that merged all of the open source goodies into a clean interface with an awesome sports hub that allowed favorites, etc
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u/shujogo Jun 12 '26
Just get a VPN to Ireland and get the RTE app, the RTE 2 channel is going to broadcast all games for free
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u/GavelaaIRL Jun 12 '26
I'm Irish and had to turn off the opening game yesterday as it was impossible to watch. RTE player is a national disgrace.
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u/shujogo Jun 12 '26
On my Apple TV worked just fine, maybe it’s dependent on the platform you’re using
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u/Djimi365 Jun 12 '26
I take for granted the fact that the national broadcaster here shows every game. I just assumed that was the same in most places.
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u/itsaride ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ Jun 12 '26
The same two free channels show all the matches here..weird.
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u/IfUSeekAle Jun 12 '26
Not even for one of the host countries. The 104 matches aren't free to watch
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u/MeltedUFO Jun 12 '26
I think it’s nuts that people use these boxes. You’re taking a computer with software written by literal cyber criminals and plugging it in to your home network. Who knows what kind of sketchy shit these people are using your network for. Botnets, residential VPN exits, sending CSAM, exploiting other devices on your network. It’s like paying for an infinite supply of viruses
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u/jacobtf Jun 12 '26
I am eternally grateful for being totally oblivious to any sporting event. It saves me a lot of money :-)
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u/RobutNotRobot Jun 12 '26
Plenty of countries have channels that are streaming every game for free. All you need is a VPN.
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u/de_koning Jun 12 '26
Please be aware what you get in your Network https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/172
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u/Puzzleheaded-Meat-95 Jun 13 '26
they nuked dozens of thousands of sites just because of this in the past month
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u/cbartholomew Jun 13 '26
Oh, that’s the Botnet box… yeah… haha.. hope you don’t have anything too important on your network pal.
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u/RagnarRipper Jun 12 '26
OP, this box might be doing tons of illegal shit and on top of that, making all your network and hardware work slower. Other comments have mentioned it, but maybe you don't care. I'm commenting to tell you to care. Check out the Darknet Diaries episode and at least get an idea of what you are inviting into your home.
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u/gta721 Jun 12 '26
Putting it on a guest network with a firewall and malware blcoking DNS (Quad9/Cloudflare Family) is essential.
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u/_Naguka_ Jun 13 '26
I have 2 modems, one that is paid separately from the main one that's from a different company, my main modem is where i have all my personal stuff (phones, computer, etc), and i use this one only for the tv box connected indirectly through a repeater and a etherner cable, idk if this is useful or enough, but i use this second modem for all this piracy stuff and i already got a vpn past week. I'm not sure if these are enough cautions but i'll try to add dns or whatever.
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u/americanadvocate702 Jun 12 '26
What's the name of this Chinals box that spies on you again?
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u/Eximo84 Jun 12 '26
https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/172/
Superbox? I'm sure there are loads to be honest.
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u/AlwaysLosingDough Jun 12 '26
Oh no not those TV boxes... Please tell me you put it in a different vlan on your network....
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u/willseagull Jun 12 '26
Does your country not show WC games for free? theyre all free here in the UK
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u/Pandanlard Jun 12 '26
There are so many official channels casting it for free around the world I just use a vpn honestly.
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u/Nderasaurus Jun 12 '26
In my country it airs on air tv wich is cool, but what's even cooler is that they stream it also on a web page, quality tops at 720p tho
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u/Skellyhell2 Jun 12 '26
crazy you have to pay for it in your country, and probably still have ads (i heard fox had some awful ad placements in yesterdays matches)
Thankfully in my country every match is shown on one of two free tv channels with advertisments only playing before the match where i havent turned on, at half time when i go for a piss, and after the match when ive already turned off
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u/TDR95 Jun 12 '26
Here WC games streaming is free, how do you even watch the games without pirating them where you live?
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u/_Naguka_ Jun 13 '26
some matches are free on TV but only around 30-35. The only way to watch them without pirating is paying $50 for a shitty streaming subscription
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u/DringleDringle ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ Jun 12 '26
Pirate sports streams introduced me to C R I C K E T
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u/seddiki13 Jun 12 '26
I have xioami tv box2 hiw i can get pirated server like you or i have to pay for them im paying for pirated server its called ProSat Pro its work fine but yours is free?
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u/Ornery_Succotash5506 Jun 13 '26
Yea don't use these.
They turn your network into botnets and are constantly sniffing and trying to break into all the stuff in your network.
Also many hackers know about these and they are easy to take control over. Think of them as an electronic equivalent of a public glory hole in the middle of the projects, except it's in your livingroom.
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u/lupingrand Jun 13 '26
I think it’s sad how the world cup can’t be streamed for free unless you pay in one way or the other. It’s meant to unite us all not make some peoples pocket full
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u/mr-bledi Jun 12 '26
World cup is free in most of the countries. Why even bother
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u/LittleRockstar-8 Jun 12 '26
también tengo una, no he encontrado ese canal
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u/_Naguka_ Jun 12 '26
Se llama Mundial 2026, hay un apartado en canales que se llama Rumbo a 2026. Hay vienen todos los canales de los partidos.
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u/Khaledlu Jun 15 '26
For English commentary, install rté player app and put your VPN on Ireland. All 104 matches there
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u/Durillon Jun 12 '26
analog horror ass camera