Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Limewire? Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Vanillaicegirl2003 Posted at 10:18 pm on June 4, 2006 I was wondering if Limewire contains any sort of virus that may harm my computer. Does anyone know about this program?

Replies Dickij03 Posted at 2:53 pm on Sep. 5, 2006 wtf u on about limewire aint the most watched... Limewire, is'nt "its own network" it uses the Gnutella 1 Network, unless they have changed to "Gnutella 2". Such clients like Imesh, Bear Share etc use the same network as limewire, so it aint most watched These files the goverment put up is true, if you download it fully they log your ip address and can get your home address from your isp... But likely hood is very low! Personally, if your more of an advanced user id go for www.shareaza.com This connects to Gnutella 1 Gnutella 2 and Edonkey, so you get the most file results, more sources, and ontop of that it supports Magnet/ED2K links and even has a bittorrent client inside!! Shareaza FTW espresso8097 Posted at 8:58 pm on Aug. 22, 2006 Generally safe, but make sure file size makes sence for what it is. PerfectFairy Posted at 7:24 am on Aug. 21, 2006 Do NOT get limewire, it puts lots of spyware/ adware on your computer, also it is the MOST wastched site for piratting music. The goverment also puts fake music files up for you to download, which means when you do they have cuaght you... DefaultTo0 Posted at 11:51 am on Aug. 14, 2006 Scan any files you download BEFORE opening them, you'll do great. Vanillaicegirl2003 Posted at 7:03 pm on June 25, 2006 Yes.. Limewire is a free program for music :) Go to http://www.limewire.com huh Posted at 11:34 pm on June 24, 2006 how do download it is it free? Stormblazer Posted at 8:57 pm on June 24, 2006 Quote: from Roy at 11:27 pm on June 4, 2006 While the program Limewire itself does not contain any virus's.. The files that you download from it could certainly have virus's. Exactly. There's so much misinformation about viruses out there... Really. Personally, I strongly prefer torrents for downloading larger files and groups of files, much faster and easier to distribute stuff, as well as being less likely to contain viruses since torrents use hash checks on the file pieces, and more importantly, most torrents come with the CRC checksum for the files. Vanillaicegirl2003 Posted at 7:54 pm on June 24, 2006 Thank you for all your help :) Fender Posted at 7:45 am on June 22, 2006 Quote: from scottyrob at 3:22 pm on June 5, 2006 Limewire its self dosent contain a virus, however, The files you download from it ussualy do! Try and scan any files you download from there before opening them! Better yet, don't get any type of executable or batch file off there. It's safe to get videos, music and pictures. That's it. Napster the Hacker Posted at 11:55 pm on June 18, 2006 Ok Welcome, and Have Fun   Vanillaicegirl2003 Posted at 9:14 pm on June 18, 2006 Thank you all for the responses to my post :) Napster the Hacker Posted at 5:49 pm on June 17, 2006 Well as others said Lime Wire doesnt have any Virus but the things you download may have so be-careful. http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html go to that web site and get Avast.Install it in your Computer that may help you to get rid of Viruses. LimeWire Posted at 4:51 pm on June 16, 2006 i love limewire. obviously. ha. i think some of the files have viruses and spyware though.   Vanillaicegirl2003 Posted at 9:18 pm on June 9, 2006 Thank you very much for posting replies to my topic on limewire :) 4est Posted at 4:39 pm on June 9, 2006 LimeWire itself is not does not contain any spyware, viruses, etc. The downloaded files often do. If you download AVG Anti-virus Free version, (if you don't have it/another anti-virus), than it will protect you from downloading files with viruses. Only download music files and image files. Images can be .jpg, .gif, .bmp, .tiff, .png, etc. If they aren't a known image file type, DON'T DOWNLOAD it.   Music files are usually .mp3 or .m4a if its not a known music file type, DON'T DOWNLOAD IT. Music files should be 800-4000 kb. If you have AVG or another anti virus, it will warn you if it senses the file contains a virus. If you know the length of the song, often times it is about 1 minute = 1000 kbs. Thats not always right, depending on several factors, but if its way off than it is wise to choose another file. Also, don't leave Limewire running in the background, it slows things down a lot. (Edited by 4est at 4:40 pm on June 9, 2006) Most recent 15 of 27 previous replies displayed.