why do so many programs on limewire/frostwire have viruses?

Question

it seems like any time i try to download a game or some other program from frostwire, McAfee always detects a virus or a trojan. i dont even download programs from there anymore, but i just wanted to know why is it like that.

Answer 1

Owners of copyrighted material that is being illegally traded on P2P sites often put virus-laden look-alikes to thwart people's attempts to download it.

Answer 2

There was once a time that your typical cyber hacker was an introverted computer geek who expressed himself by creating a malicious virus for boasting rights. Now, the goal of hacking is to make money. Criminals love uploading their malicious software to peer to peer networks because people are easily enticed to download copy protected videos, music or software programs for free. But, in fact, the files are Trojans and other malicious files. Remember most malware requires the user to voluntarily download the program. It is easy to trick someone in to downloading a file thinking its some booklegged product. In a nutshell, people are greedy and, if you dangle a carrot in front of them, they will eagerly chase after it.

Answer 3

yo this is the reason . This is how it works. in lime wire in order to download people need to gave the same thing u want. but the people who have it there games have viruses and then when u dowload it u get the same virus. thats why i just buy games from stores. my sugestion whould be dont downlad games cuz it might affect your computer.

Answer 4

Always read bitzi before download any file to avoid virus

Answer 5

They're not virus-blocking programs, try Norton Anti-Virus.

Answer 6

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