its already obvious that there are viruses in limewire. they are the 214.5kb or similar size files. my question is if i accidentally download one of them do i get infected immediately or do i still need to execute them?
2007-10-30 17:43:21 · 7 answers · asked by grabber 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
No, but you must be protected
There are free anti-virus scanners availble. They work well. I like AVG the best of all the free anti-virus programs.
If you are not willing to spend money it is good to have some kind of anti-virus software
avg
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Avira AntiVir
http://www.free-av.com/
PCTools
http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/
For a Cost
This is my recommendation for anti-virus. Free are good, but they are not as accurate as the top paid anti-virus software
Top-Tier
Kaspersky
http://www.kasepersky.com
Nod32
http://www.eset.com/
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You may also want to scan for any possible spyware
Here is a list of some free ANTI-SPYWARE programs.
Adaware is probably the most popular.
Adaware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware
Microsoft Defender
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
AVG
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-spyware-free/lng/us/tpl/v5
Spyware Terminator 2
http://www.spywareterminator.com/
Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/
SuperAntispyware
http://superantispyware.com/
The Google Pack includes a free starter edition of Spyware Doctor.
http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_installer_new.html?hl=en&gl=us&ai=BZy9nzYgZR_j2KofKmwTgjq3mAezuhSGAyqSDAsWNtwEAEAEgw9-LBTgBUIfas8sEYMnG5YbIo-gZoAGWl5z9A7IBDmZvcmRicmFrZXMuY29tyAEC2gEWaHR0cDovL2ZvcmRicmFrZXMuY29tL4ACAagDAw&gclid=CJu2m5HWnI8CFSUYagodtkXDew&ciNum=11
Anti-Spyware for a cost.
Personally I bought Webroot's Spysweeper, their product is great and well worth the money. Watch Best Buy ads because sometimes it goes on sale for $10 to $15.
Webroot Spysweeper
http://www.webroot.com/consumer/compare/freeware.html?rc=4929
PCTools Spyware Doctor
http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/
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You can do an online scan for viruses and spyware for free from the major vendors. Some of these require Internet Explorer to run because of Active-X
Trend-Micro
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Computer Associates
http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/pestscan/
Panda Software
http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/
Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/?langid=ie&venid=sym
Mcafee Free Scan
http://us.mcafee.com/root/catalog.asp?catid=free
Kaspersky Scanner
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
Microsoft Protection Scanner
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/center/howsafe.htm?s_cid=mscom_msrt
F-Secure
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/olsbeta.shtml
BitDefender
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
NOD32
http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/index.php
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McAfee has a free site-advisor tool that helps you prevent going to websites that may be dangerous.
http://www.siteadvisor.com/
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Also make sure you have some kind of firewall software running.
Free Personal Firewall Software
Most free firewalls are stripped down so you purchase their licensed product.
Windows Firewall which is part of Windows XP and Vista
PCTools
http://www.pctools.com/firewall/
ZoneAlarm
http://www.zonealarm.com
Sunbelt Personal firewall
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Home-Home-Office/Sunbelt-Personal-Firewall/
AShampoo Personal Firewall
http://www.ashampoo.com/frontend/products/php/product.php?session_langid=2&idstring=0050
2007-10-30 17:45:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Viruses.....or spyware: some consider them both the same. Limewire carries spyware--but they can easily be defeated with smart everyday use of spyware cleaner programs like Spybot Search N' Destroy.
AVG free edition also comes highly recommended as well.
You only need to execute the Limewire setup file.
2007-10-31 00:52:31 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Wizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. Usually one that you download like that has to be executed in order to infect your machine. However, you should get rid of it as soon as possible, because some of them have the ability to self execute. At the same time, some other viruses can execute programs and other viruses.
You should do a scan for viruses and spyware/malware and be careful and avoid downloading things that look like viruses.
2007-10-31 00:47:50 · answer #3 · answered by Cinoi1551 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, there are a lot of things you get from p2p like Limewire, and although you may not get infected immediately, you certainly do need to run protection made especially for p2p.
A great free program is Avast! virus protection from, I think, www.avast.com.......I use it. Before I had problems with pop-ups after I used p2p. now I have no trouble!
It is free. You do not need the version you can buy.
2007-10-31 00:47:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless you run them. You must scan all downloads first prior to opening, that's the basic rule. Of course, you must have anti virus installed in your pc. Try AVG Free from Grisoft.
2007-10-31 00:48:25 · answer #5 · answered by Arby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i dont think you will get infected until you open the file
2007-10-31 00:46:22 · answer #6 · answered by Se7enth Letter 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no you have to open the file next.
2007-10-31 00:46:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋