some people say that exe. files have viruses. what other kind of songs should i avoid?
2007-01-10 16:17:17 · 12 answers · asked by Lynn 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
DO NOT DOWNLOAD LIMEWIRE!!! My computer just crashed a couple weeks ago because of it. It had a Trojan horse virus. It sneaks up on your computer so even if you download limewire for one day and delete it, the virus has already sneaked in. That's why they call it the Trojan horse kinda like Troy and mythology. Anyway, the repair damage was around $700. TOTALLY not worth it.
2007-01-10 16:23:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have used limewire for a while, and haven't come across any problems. However, I would never load an exe file from limewire, since you could never verify it's source, and exe files can be infected. Use limewire to download media files only, no exe files should ever be grabbed from limewire.
2007-01-11 00:27:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i have been using limewire ever since WINMX was taken off the net. and i have not come across any problems..If u feel its a threat than dont use it. thats for anyone that says it is..b-cus for tha past years i have been having a good outcome on limewire. Virus's can be catched from anywhere on the net. U just have to be careful on what u download. Common Sense.
ITS SAFE SO EVERYONE SHOULD JUST STOP CRYING ALREADY
2007-01-11 00:28:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure but yeah my friend got like alot of viruses using limewire so be very cautious.
2007-01-11 00:22:16 · answer #4 · answered by Luke Vader 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
actually limeware itself does not contain any virus or spyware, however when you download songs,videos, etc... be careful because alot of the files are viruses...a good way to weed out the bad files is to stay away from exe. files and any file that is really small...for example under 1mb or like 187kb,64kb,etc...
2007-01-11 00:25:26 · answer #5 · answered by iver3son1 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
songs are fine, just double check artist info and song length if u know it to make sure ure downloading the file you want. if most songs that come up as search results are the same size and one is like 10 times larger, theres something weird with that one...go with the average ones
2007-01-11 00:21:59 · answer #6 · answered by batman123 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Multimedia files should never be .exe (executable) files. You should avoid anything you did not buy, that is a .exe file.
2007-01-11 00:22:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My...GOD I wish people would stop using Limewire.
2007-01-11 00:25:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
ANY FILE CAN HAVE VIRUSES. MAINLY EXE ARE ALL VIRUSES NEVER DOWNLOAD THOSE. JUST BUY AND INSTALL A VIRUS PROTECTION AND YOU SHOULD BE FINE
2007-01-11 00:20:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can get a viris from anything, even this, or google, the best way to avoid them is to keep your virus protection up to date and do regular scans
2007-01-11 00:23:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋