The original Torrentz was a minimalist power-house founded in 2003 by an individual known as "Flippy". It became one of the most popular sites on the internet by aggregating results from dozens of other trackers like The Pirate Bay and KickassTorrents. After its unexpected "farewell" in 2016, a series of successors emerged:
Never download an executable ( .exe , .msi , .scr , .bat ) from a public torrent aggregator. Only download media files ( .mp4 , .mkv , .avi ) or archives ( .rar , .zip )—and scan archives before opening. Torrentz3