The Pirate Bay (TPB) has been around for 13 years and many torrent fans have moved back to it after the closure of KickAss Torrents (KAT). It is also hounded by shutdown rumors, the latest one circulated after Chrome, Firefox, and Comodo started blocking the website.

Users trying to access TPB's main page via Google Chrome were surprised to see a warning message saying, "The site ahead contains harmful programs." The message added, "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)," Firefox users also encountered a similar message, while Comodo Secure DNS users were also blocked from accessing the website, according to Torrent Freak.

Chrome and Firefox classify TPB as a partially dangerous site, while Comodo's built-in malware filter tagged the site as a hacking site. Hence, access is denied for the users.

Venture Beat stated in its report that, for marketing purposes, many websites have advertisers on their pages. These ads are from different networks and could possibly be compromised and are serving malicious ads, which is what Chrome, Firefox, and Comodo have detected in the first place and not necessarily the TPB website itself.

This issue happened a few days ago, and it has probably been sorted out by TBP by now. Similar issues have happened before, and there is always a possibility that it could happen again in the future. It is also important to know that this is region specific, so not all are affected at the same time.

Users who are 100 percent sure that they trust The Pirate Bay can click "Details," then "visit this site," for Chrome users, while those using Firefox can click "Ignore this warning." These actions will then bring forth TPB's website that one is trying to access.

Meanwhile, another torrent site seized operations, but it is not because of legal issues with the government. The team behind TorrentHound has decided to close down because of traffic problems and the lack of interest from its operators, according to Tech Times.

The site's anonymous founder said in a statement, "It's a combination of less traffic, less revenue and our bills piling up. Then add on constantly getting bugged by anti-piracy agents, just wasn't worth the headache anymore."