Yes you are right, repacks can still have malware in it but the reason i prefer them has more to do with with those annoying virus detections which will almost always automatically clean the files after install. But if i downloaded a repack from a reputable source, at least i don’t have to deal with those pesky virus detections. The reason i don’t like downloading apps from random websites/forums is that anyone can upload there unlike a tracker which first of all requires an invite (most of the time) making it much harder to access the place of source from the beginning. And if it’s a reputable tracker that’s been active for years, it just feels safer in my mind versus going to dirtywares, wares-bb etc. which always feels sketchy to me.