Solve : Lime Wire?

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Answer» Kind of an open ended question here how do yall feel about Lime Wire? and do you think it is safe to use? Beats me, I don't use those kind of programs. I've had my fair share of Edonkey and KAZAA (Lite) many years ago. Now I only use BitTorrent. I like Newsgroups too. Hey there matey, I personaly use Limewire and i think it is safe, PROVIDED you know what your doing. Songs are fine, movies can be dodgey becuase some people rename the movies so its porn. So if you download a movie i recommend watching it before you start going off showing it to people. The other issue, which is more serious is the subject of Virus's, if you download a program then there are a few simple things you should look out for. For example NEVER download an .EXE file, they are all blatently virus's, also if its a full game you are looking for and there are files that are in the KB or just brinking on the MB then stay away from them, despite the file type. Hope this helps. Chrisi agree with chriscool. NEVER download an .EXE and always take into consideration the file size. if a rather large game with good graphics is about 700kb's or 1.1mb's, then you have got to be suspicious. also, never download a .MOV file. all they ever do is redirect you to an internet site.Quote also, never download a .MOV file. all they ever do is redirect you to an internet site. Oh cool, never new that, ive also noticed that .mov are most often porn. Oh and please, just call me Chris. ChrisQuote Quote also, never download a .MOV file. all they ever do is redirect you to an internet site. Oh cool, never new that, ive also noticed that .mov are most often porn. I was thinking the same thing... Homer? what? lol, i dont know if EVERY .MOV file does it, but when i tried to download .MOV files, all they ever did was open up my web browser and redirect me to their site. it has been a looooooong time since i last downloaded a .MOV file, maybe that has changed. maybe chris or raptor could test my theory to see if i am correct.....I'm not going to indulge in spyware adventures. This PC couldnt get much worse, give me a day or two ChrisHello As everyone above said, you should never download .EXE files or .MOV files (and you shouldn't download .url files either) Many pictures and movies you will find may contain graphic porn. Its good to skip through the videos (preview them, if you can) be sure to watch the first part, some of the middle, and the end to make sure that it is only the video you want and nothing more. Also, when downloading music (preview if you can) make sure that the beginning, some of the middle, and the end are what you want. Many times, people insert extra music or even ads at the end of the song (sometimes because it was recorded from online radio stations) If you hear sudden very loud (some times high pitched) clicks (tweeks) you should PROBABLY look for a different version of the song, because that can be a sign of code alteration. remember: ALL files can contain viruses, (eg. .ZIP, .MOV, .JPG, .TXT, .BMP, .WMA ) no mater what the file type. Although its not common to get viruses in pictures, music, or text files, it is still possible. The best protection you have against these are ANTI virus scanners. A good FREE ANTIVIRUS scanner is Avast ( www.avast.com )

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Kind of an open ended question here how do yall feel about Lime Wire? and do you think it is safe to use? Beats me, I don't use those kind of programs. I've had my fair share of Edonkey and KAZAA (Lite) many years ago. Now I only use BitTorrent.

I like Newsgroups too. Hey there matey,
I personaly use Limewire and i think it is safe, PROVIDED you know what your doing. Songs are fine, movies can be dodgey becuase some people rename the movies so its porn. So if you download a movie i recommend watching it before you start going off showing it to people. The other issue, which is more serious is the subject of Virus's, if you download a program then there are a few simple things you should look out for. For example NEVER download an .EXE file, they are all blatently virus's, also if its a full game you are looking for and there are files that are in the KB or just brinking on the MB then stay away from them, despite the file type. Hope this helps.

Chrisi agree with chriscool. NEVER download an .EXE and always take into consideration the file size. if a rather large game with good graphics is about 700kb's or 1.1mb's, then you have got to be suspicious. also, never download a .MOV file. all they ever do is redirect you to an internet site.Quote

also, never download a .MOV file. all they ever do is redirect you to an internet site.

Oh cool, never new that, ive also noticed that .mov are most often porn.
Oh and please, just call me Chris.

ChrisQuote

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also, never download a .MOV file. all they ever do is redirect you to an internet site.
Oh cool, never new that, ive also noticed that .mov are most often porn.

I was thinking the same thing... Homer?

what?

lol, i dont know if EVERY .MOV file does it, but when i tried to download .MOV files, all they ever did was open up my web browser and redirect me to their site. it has been a looooooong time since i last downloaded a .MOV file, maybe that has changed. maybe chris or raptor could test my theory to see if i am correct.....I'm not going to indulge in spyware adventures. This PC couldnt get much worse, give me a day or two

ChrisHello

As everyone above said, you should never download .EXE files or .MOV files
(and you shouldn't download .url files either)

Many pictures and movies you will find may contain graphic porn. Its good to skip through the videos (preview them, if you can) be sure to watch the first part, some of the middle, and the end to make sure that it is only the video you want and nothing more.
Also, when downloading music (preview if you can) make sure that the beginning, some of the middle, and the end are what you want. Many times, people insert extra music or even ads at the end of the song (sometimes because it was recorded from online radio stations)

If you hear sudden very loud (some times high pitched) clicks (tweeks) you should PROBABLY look for a different version of the song, because that can be a sign of code alteration.

remember:
ALL files can contain viruses, (eg. .ZIP, .MOV, .JPG, .TXT, .BMP, .WMA ) no mater what the file type. Although its not common to get viruses in pictures, music, or text files, it is still possible. The best protection you have against these are ANTI virus scanners.

A good FREE ANTIVIRUS scanner is Avast ( www.avast.com )

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