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 Apr 23 2009, 09:17 PM
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I understand how it works, but I would never download anything unless I knew for sure that it didnt have viruses.
I saw torrent links for linux distros but didnt understand what it meant, so I tried it and its a ton faster! Can I still get a virus even though I trust the site?! Like can the connection be altered. O and are some torrent client things faster then others? Im just using the one built into opera. |
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Apr 23 2009, 09:52 PM
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'kay, chances are, if the company itself is giving you a link to download the torrent, then it's fine. You're essentially downloading a file so when you're done, you'll just have a file. You won't have set up a connection with the site or any nonsense like that. So no, you won't get a virus even if the site gets hacked or anything else you can imagine.
There MIGHT be a possibility that it's "hiding" but again, if you're downloading from the company itself, STOP WORRYING. You are such a girl. 
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jcp Torrents? Apr 23 2009, 09:17 PM
illriginal Typically what I do is if I'm not sure and it... Apr 23 2009, 09:34 PM jcp But i mean is it possible to get a virus if im dow... Apr 23 2009, 09:36 PM
illriginal QUOTE(jcp @ Apr 23 2009, 10:36 PM) But i ... Apr 23 2009, 10:50 PM Gigi I would just check the comments of the torrent to ... Apr 23 2009, 09:47 PM jcp Its not a site that has a ton of torrent links.
It... Apr 23 2009, 09:50 PM jcp haha, I just didnt know how it works! haha.
Y... Apr 23 2009, 10:29 PM mipadi QUOTE(jcp @ Apr 23 2009, 11:29 PM) Your s... Apr 23 2009, 10:38 PM six as long as you download it off of opensuse.org it ... Apr 24 2009, 12:06 AM Beenly ^ Sue, brian? lol. i bet a lot of people would hav... May 2 2009, 06:19 PM |
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