Ever since KickAss Torrents had been taken down, other alternatives such as The Pirate Bay and Extra Torrent have always been threatened to follow suit. Torrent users got a recent scare when browsers such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox both began attempting to block users out of such torrent sites.

Visitors attempting to get a torrent file from The Pirate Bay would suddenly be greeted by a red screen sprawled with a warning message, dissuading the visitor from proceeding further as the use of torrents is stated to possibly cause malware and virus attacks.

"The site ahead contains harmful programs," reads the warning message. "Attackers on thepiratebay.org might attempt to trick you into installing programs that harm your browsing experience (for example, by changing your homepage or showing extra ads on sites you visit)."

However, a report from Torrent Freak reveals that this can be worked around. By simply clicking the "details" option in the lower left a second message will appear, stating the browser has found "harmful programs" and that if the user understands the risk they may click the third option to proceed and visit the site and its torrent links.

It is further reported that Comodo's Secure DNS is also blocking access to The Pirate Bay, Extra Torrent, and other torrent sites. A user will receive a message that access has been blocked due to harmful entities, although there is an option to disregard the risk and continue accessing the websites.

iTWire points out that while many will be able to figure out how to work around these messages and continue accessing The Pirate Bay and other torrent sites, many others will not, and this is significantly lowering the number of people that will rely on torrents to get pirated movies, songs, books, and other files.

It is also speculated that this means browsers and other major corporations such as Google may join in anti-piracy movements, hinting that The Pirate Bay and similar websites may stop operations in the months to follow.