viruses from p2p programs? |
 Jan 19 2005, 09:47 PM
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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 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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m&m viruses from p2p programs? Jan 19 2005, 09:47 PM
toyo loco i dont use limewire i use ares & winmx but i t... Jan 19 2005, 10:25 PM ryanoman I agree with Shawty_Toya, because I don't thin... Jan 20 2005, 08:01 PM tofumonzter it doesn't really matter if the p2p programs i... Jan 20 2005, 09:36 PM ryanoman Yeah, it is illegal. I don't use p2p programs. Jan 20 2005, 10:09 PM kryogenix The RIAA and MPAA pay a company to upload fake son... Jan 21 2005, 03:08 PM ryanoman Well, if someone admitted to downloading, could th... Jan 21 2005, 03:47 PM MasterNe0 I believe you can't get a virus from a .mp3 fo... Jan 21 2005, 06:47 PM xSWEETxCANDiix You can get viruses from kazaa i know that... Jan 22 2005, 05:46 AM
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