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 Jan 19 2005, 09:47 PM
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 BOO  Group: Member Posts: 73 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 69,060  |
just wondering... what are the chances of getting a virus from p2p like limewire , kazaa and stuff. like if your just downloading mp3s and nothing else. all my friends have been doing that and they havent got a virus. i need 2 convince my dad .. coz i recenlty downloaded limewire and he stil doesnt know wat it is.
and recently one of our spyware remover programs have deleted limewire because it is a "threat" coz ppl can dl from our comp. -_- well duh thats wat it spose 2 do. now i have to redownload it every day (coz my dad scans the comp. for spyware evrynite) or somehow prove to my dad that its perfectly safe. |
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Jan 19 2005, 10:25 PM
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t-t-t-toyaaa Group: Official Member Posts: 19,821 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 11,270 |
i dont use limewire i use ares & winmx but i think it depends on what file you download . because you never know when you are gonna get a virus after you download it . most of the time when i downloaded mp3s i dont really get viruses . also if you just want to download mp3s you can try getting winmx . i also scan my computer w/ spydoctor & adware and it doesnt delete those programs soo you can also try winmx but im not exactly sure bout limewire . but i think mp3s do not really have viruses . programs or something thats a diffrent story!
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Jan 20 2005, 08:01 PM
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 =] Group: Member Posts: 712 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 15,626 |
I agree with Shawty_Toya, because I don't think anyone would merge a virus into a music format. You can get viruses and spyware from p2p file sharing programs, so be care which one you choose.
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Jan 20 2005, 09:36 PM
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 [[one piece :D Group: Member Posts: 2,722 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 795 |
it doesn't really matter if the p2p programs is full with spywear, because you are a riaa wanted..
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Jan 20 2005, 10:09 PM
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=] Group: Member Posts: 712 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 15,626 |
Yeah, it is illegal. I don't use p2p programs.
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Jan 21 2005, 03:08 PM
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The RIAA and MPAA pay a company to upload fake song/movie files, but they are really viruses.
This is illegal, but the problem is, in order to tell on them, you have to admit to downloading the song. |
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Jan 21 2005, 03:47 PM
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=] Group: Member Posts: 712 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 15,626 |
Well, if someone admitted to downloading, could they call it even since they both did something illegal?
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Jan 21 2005, 06:47 PM
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 Ne0 Is The One Group: Member Posts: 1,348 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 24,349 |
I believe you can't get a virus from a .mp3 format file from what I've have learn
If you dl movies or software,documents, u can then get a virus but a virus from a .mp3 file is highly impossible (for now) |
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Jan 22 2005, 05:46 AM
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 High Voltage!∞ Group: Official Member Posts: 4,728 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,157 |
You can get viruses from kazaa i know that...
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Jan 24 2005, 10:40 PM
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The chances depends on what you're downloading and the way you download. If you just search for an mp3, let's say you search for uh.. Hawthorne Heights - Ohio Is For Lovers, and you see a file on the search results saying Ohio Is For lovers with a file size of like 600,000 KB, you should know it's a virus. An ordinary 2-4 minute song would be at least 2000 to 6000 KB.
I don't think you should even care about the chances, because as everyone else is saying, p2p software is illegal for sharing mp3s, software, and movies. |
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