How safe are keygens?

If you think malware is not a big issue, then talk to many of the poor infected that visit our malware removal forum here http://forums.majorgeeks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=35 , the majority of these just clicked innocently a phoney message stating they were infected and to download [enter rouge app here ] to clean your PC up, or possibly downloaded a keygen, movie or music trying to get something free, they did the did options of following a removals process, to keep their Windows install intact or the long few hours wiping and re-installing their OS and software.

But purposely running the risk of infecting your PC, is your choice in the end.. but keep this handy READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide

Then there are the legal aspects of this but, this is a concious desision on your part to do or not, but Adryadyne has already mentioned Majorgeeks policy on warez, as there are no safety aspects to the pros of running keygens or places to download from.