lime wire help?

Question

ok i just wanted to know if i get lime wire and download music from it to my ipod would my computer get viruses even though i have spy-sweeper and anti virus running.
thanks for the help.

Answer 1

You can't really get viruses from downloading MP3s.
But it's good to download them, Scan them with your antivirus before opening them, If nothing is found, Then put them on your iPod.

Good luck and i hope this helps.

Answer 2

Using Limewire, Kazza or ANY OTHER peer-to-peer (P2P) programs to illegally steal music, software and movies etc. without paying for it, is one of the leading causes of virus, trojan, and spyware infections. Many downloads using P2P file-sharing programs are loaded with malware

LIMEWIRE IS NOT A WEBSITE.

You will be downloading "stuff" from unknown stranger's computers while these strangers will be downloading some of your files from your computer at the same time. You do not download from any website.

It is amazing that people who would never accept and eat a sandwich from a stranger, don't think twice about downloading a file to their PC from a perfect stranger, who lives half-way around the World!

If you don't know the difference between a .wmp (good) file from a .wmf (potentially very bad) file or a .zip from a .pif, then stay away from Limewire, Kazaa, and all P2P programs. The same is true if you don't know the difference between a song that is 25kb in size from one that is 3 mb in size. The smaller one is probably a Trojan, just waiting for you to infect your computer with.

P2P file-sharing is no place for computer novices. Even experienced expert users get infected using P2P at times.

If you must use P2P, always scan every file you download with both your anti-virus and your anti-spyware before you open it.
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And don't forget the legality issues.

Using Limewire or any other P2P file sharing program such as Kaaza or Bearshare, (free or paid) to share any copyrighted music, movies, software etc. in illegal in the USA.

It is fairly rare, but people do get sued and fined for using these P2P programs. Such as this 12 year old girl here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/09/09/the_riaa_sees_the_face/
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NO anti-virus should ever be relied upon to give 100% protection. None of them do. Most only detect about 85 to 95% of all KNOWN viruses. When a brand new virus is released , NO signature-based anti-virus will detect it for several hours up to several days. And dozens of new viruses and other malware are created each and every day.

Good luck.

Answer 3

wekll i use it for all sorts of things and this is my exsperience i have avg runing on my computer so if a virus is down,loaded and then opened in any program it tells you and shuts the program down and deletes it so if you have gritsoft avg than youll probably be fine oh and just a tip when usiong you lime wire turn the upload bar to 0 this will speed up your downloads and stop people from accsesing file on your pc you can do this hbuy going to the tools menu options/properties download and there you go

Answer 4

I've used lime wire for some time now and it hasn't downloaded any viruses so far... but yeah only mp3

Answer 5

try this website,

http://www.mp3000.net/

u can download music from here, u ll get no virus or spyware, but still, only download wma and mp3 files....

I personally dont like limewire, because u dont kno what u r getting, it mite be the right song, mite not be the right song or it mite be a virus , who knos

watever

Answer 6

If you ONLY download MP3, probably not.

Though if RIAA comes after you, you'll have to worry about your pocketbook, not just viruses.

Answer 7

I don' honestly know. But no, u wouldn't with lime wire pro...

Peace Out!

Answer 8

Beware of the RIAA.

Answer 9

you can get music and now and then you will get viruses but your spy sweeper should take care of that