Your advice is very good for most people, because most people can't tell the difference between what is a real threat and what is a false threat.  The members of THIS site are typically very experienced computer geeks that know the difference.

Thanks for your response. I know I'm probably a clueless newb, because even though I've been on this site for 11 years and have worked as a software engineer, I don't think people uploading software with viruses is cool. Call me crazy!

And "very experienced computer geeks"? Where does that come from? This is one of the largest gay torrent sites, and draws all kinds of people.

@lololulu19:

There is one sure-fire way to prevent all computer viruses and malware.  Unplug your computer and lock yourself in a closet.

Well, if the site follows its own rules and doesn't allow commercial (virus / trojan  keylogger / etc. laden) apps to be uploaded in the first place…that may be another way.

Quite a few commercial applications have been uploaded recently. According to rule #7 of the "Uploading Rules" (https://www.gaytor.rent/rules.php#102 ), "Sharing Music, Music Videos, Video Games (e.g. PSP/XBOX) and Commercial Applications is prohibited." [my emphasis] Is that rule still in effect?

I stay well clear of torrented apps because it's a safe assumption they'll also include a virus / keylogger / other nasty things for no extra charge. Yesterday someone uploaded CCleaner Professional, and a user did comment that it was a virus, and now it's been uploaded again, though the original is still there (https://www.gaytor.rent/browse.php?c62=1&c29=1&c43=1&c44=1&c50=1&c7=1&c48=1&c5=1&c32=1&c12=1&c33=1&c53=1&c57=1&c35=1&c58=1&c54=1&c38=1&c39=1&c45=1&c1=1&c41=1&c42=1&c65=1&c28=1&search=cc+cleaner&incldead=0&inname=1&infn=1&orderby=added&sort=desc ). I hope staff can look into this. Thanks for your work.

I can't speak for older software still  in use, but the Windows Defender in Windows 10 is surprisingly effective at finding, blocking and removing malware. That's good, because my old favorite Avast! is now a pain in my ass which considers all downloads to be "junk" and likes to delete them.
As for viruses in apps.  That is quite often true, but you have to know when it is really a virus and when it is a false alert.  Anything that generates a key from your computer's hardware is accessing your hard drive serial number and creating a code based upon that.  The same code that accesses your hard drive's serial number also triggers a malware alert.  Any program that modifies a program and overrides the file protection of windows such as a patch also triggers a malware alert.  Frankly, any executable software which is not submitted to Microsoft to get a "certificate" is going to trigger a malware alert. 
Your advice is very good for most people, because most people can't tell the difference between what is a real threat and what is a false threat.  The members of THIS site are typically very experienced computer geeks that know the difference.
In my long experience with computers, by far the four most annoying and persistent threats were rootkits, adware, pop ups, and ransomware.  The current Windows Defender seems to block or remove all of them.

There is one sure-fire way to prevent all computer viruses and malware.  Unplug your computer and lock yourself in a closet.

By the way, more dangerous than cracked commercial wares are FREEWARE.  Especially anti-malware from obscure companies that are giving their "protection" away for free.  The classic trick of these wares is to tell you that you have to disable OTHER anti-malware to install their fake "anti-malware" and then they have you by the short-hairs.  I knew a programmer who used to install what looked like Norton Anti-Virus, but was actually a keylogger.  Even the REAL Norton Anti-Virus is worse than most REAL viruses because of what a pain in the ass it is to remove, update, and what a hog it is of your computer's resources.  Then there is McAfee Antivirus - whose creator murdered someone several years ago.  John McAfee was wanted for murder in Belize - but fled Belize. Since then his house in Belize was burned down and all his assets were seized.