Limewire, =viruses? Options

[whoahitznikki]

alrighty. so i'm going boy band crazy right now and i'm really wanting to get n'sync, bsb, spice girls, etc. songs!!! i haven't used limewire before (i've been getting all my songs on different sites online), and i was wondering if it's a good idea to download it? i just bought a new computer and i don't want to screw it up.

[*Steven*]

Don't. If you're too dumb to know it's okay if used safely, you don't know how to use it safely.

[illriginal]

i wouldn't try limewire... try soulseek (windows)/nicotine (linux). A lot safer, trust meh.

[Marlons]

Yeah just use it if you only know how to do it safely, and if not, you can get whole albums of Megaupload and Rapidshare.

[whoahitznikki]

Yeah just use it if you only know how to do it safely, and if not, you can get whole albums of Megaupload and Rapidshare.

well, i figured that since i'm only downloading mp3's, it shouldn't be too bad. is there a way to tell the good files from the bad files??

[illriginal]

well, i figured that since i'm only downloading mp3's, it shouldn't be too bad. is there a way to tell the good files from the bad files??

^ disaster waitin to happen.

[whoahitznikki]

okay, well, i looked at soulseek and it seems really safe compared to limewire. do you use it??

[michellerrific]

^ disaster waitin to happen.

Pretty much that's all I have to say.



I am a very active Limewire user. I still continue to use it despite the fact that I received a virus from it. Just be careful, and keep in mind you're taking risks. Just because they're mp3's it doesn't make them good or bad. Any file can be a bad file.

[lkajsfklajskds]

Frostwire, FTW.

its like..exactly the same as limewire but faster and safer..

[Marlons]

Pretty much that's all I have to say.
I am a very active Limewire user. I still continue to use it despite the fact that I received a virus from it. Just be careful, and keep in mind you're taking risks. Just because they're mp3's it doesn't make them good or bad. Any file can be a bad file.

I've never gotten any kind of viruses from Limewire ever, I've been using it frequently for two years, I guess I'm lucky.

[illriginal]

okay, well, i looked at soulseek and it seems really safe compared to limewire. do you use it??

Of course, it has chat rooms of nearly every genre possible in the world, but only the linux version has it, which is called Nicotine. Linux version has some exclusive perks.

But regardless you still get a crap load of chatrooms and can still look up nearly any song you can think of, and most likely it exists.

I've never gotten any kind of viruses from Limewire ever, I've been using it frequently for two years, I guess I'm lucky.

Did you know there's many small malicious files out there that anti-viruses never detect?

Remember back in the day when trojan programs existed? They were basically viruses with networking tools/ability. They had all the neat lil tools, like computer manipulation, taking screen shots or even fraps (video capture).

Basically if it wasn't for trojans, there wouldn't be spyware, malware, adware etc... which anti-viruses rarely detect.

Anyways never say never :P

[carolannexbh]

Frostwire, FTW.

its like..exactly the same as limewire but faster and safer..

I used frostwire until I removed it from my computer. It slowed down my computer and yes its safer but you still get some viruses. What ever happened to just buying albums?

[whoahitznikki]

Of course, it has chat rooms of nearly every genre possible in the world, but only the linux version has it, which is called Nicotine. Linux version has some exclusive perks.

But regardless you can still look up nearly any song you can think of, and most likely it exists.

okay so soulseek doesn't have chatrooms... but its still a good program in general right??

Frostwire, FTW.

its like..exactly the same as limewire but faster and safer..

do you use frostwire??

[lkajsfklajskds]

^yes, i do

[illriginal]

okay so soulseek doesn't have chatrooms... but its still a good program in general right??

sorry I edited, it does have chatrooms, a crap load but not as many as linux version.

What ever happened to just buying albums?

We much rather help the economy crash

[whoahitznikki]

^yes, i do

how long and how's your computer??

[illriginal]

lol this person's on a mission

[lkajsfklajskds]

my computer is perfectly fine =]
well, i got a new laptop so that doesnt count.
but my old desktop which used to have frostwire didnt have any problems with it. if your switching from limewire to frostwire, youll have no problems it honestly is like the same thing. cept limewires green and frost is blue. other than that, i just found frostwire faster and bug-free.
i do recommend it =]
i used frostwire for about..3 yrs. doing well =]

[whoahitznikki]

lol this person's on a mission

LOL yes i am!!
i've been searching the way i usually do for songs and albums alllll day with no luck, and i'm getting pissed off.

so this is my last resort :)
and i wanna download something that won't hurt my computer.
and you guys are helping out a ton. thanks!!

my computer is perfectly fine =]
well, i got a new laptop so that doesnt count.
but my old desktop which used to have frostwire didnt have any problems with it. if your switching from limewire to frostwire, youll have no problems it honestly is like the same thing. cept limewires green and frost is blue. other than that, i just found frostwire faster and bug-free.
i do recommend it =]
i used frostwire for about..3 yrs. doing well =]

hmm.. i think i'll download frost. it sounds the safest compared to what i've been told about soulseek/nicotine.

again, thanks for all your help you guys!! i think this topic can be closed now.. unless someone else wants to make any other recommendations???

[lkajsfklajskds]

^anytime

im not going to tell you that frostwire is the best. i probably already have..
well, if i have, ignore me. frostire IMO is the best. but i havent tried soulseek or anything else besides limewire, so my opinion cant exactly be supported

[whoahitznikki]

^anytime

im not going to tell you that frostwire is the best. i probably already have..
well, if i have, ignore me. frostire IMO is the best. but i havent tried soulseek or anything else besides limewire, so my opinion cant exactly be supported

its okay.
but now i have a question...

how exactly did you download frostwire??? on the site it keeps saying that i can 'download now', then i go to another site with a button that says 'download now', but when i click it then i go to yet another site that says i'm being redirected to a third party site. after i click the link (because the redirection is taking a while), i click 'download now'..and then i get redirected. again.

i did the same cycle a few times so now i'm pretty much stumped. help?

//EDIT
nevermind i got it lol. all i had to do was click the popup button ^__^"

uhmm if you mods don't mind please don't close this until i ask?? just in case i have some more questions :)

[whoahitznikki]

Personally I don't think you can get viruses from limewire, if you don't go crazy and download the most obvious candidates for software, watch out for songs that are more than 4mb. Generally a 3-4 minute mp3 file is about 3.5mb, so don't go downloading the ones that are in the 250-300mb range if they're not supposed to be albums.

great advice, i'll be looking out for that. thanks!

[Sumiaki]

I use the very old version of bearshare that was before they upgraded and shoved a bunch of adware crap like most of the p2p programs do. But I haven't actually downloaded any music for about a few months. I buy my music now. =( I think it's a combination of Pride and Paranoia.

[Tung]

just use bit torrent. it's safer in terms of not getting viruses. most of the torrent files comes with comments people leave behind, and they usually tell others not to download it if it's a fake file or not. limewire is so 2005 mang.

[markmejia]

When LimeWire fails, then Torrent.