First of all, it doesn't matter how experienced you are- there's always a chance you might kill something when modding or using a hard mod.
But that's besides the point. It's another one of those minor points that make things unfair that could be corrected very easily. The secret afterburner nonsense has created trouble ever since its inception. Ironically, the people that it hurts the most are potential participants to MSI's own contests. And of course, it creates an awkward dilemma for anyone that has the software. They end up being an asshole no matter what. If they don't share it, they're screwing their friends, and if they do share it, they break an NDA.
If they just never released such a thing period then everyone would need to mod, and that'd be fine too, but too late for that.