Limewire, is it safe?

except for viruses and spyware that come up, yes, completely.

I think that is a lite version of lime wire that is safe to install. Part of the problem with people getting free programs is that they come with prepackaged spyware and resourse hogging programs.

There are websites that will go through step by step instrutions on how to safeguard your computer to the best possible.

Once the program is installed and you begin downloading files, the problem is bastards will mislabeled files or included ziruses and malicious files in Zipped up packages that arent supposed to be there.

A good, updated virus protection software usually will catch these wanted files but you have to have the setting set to scan all downloaded files and have the program running all the time. Another option is to right click the newly downloaded files and clicking the scan option before ever opening it.

As long as there is no discussion as to copyrighted material being downloaded, it isnt legal.

Edited by Hades

I use it to download music, but it isn't my default music player. I use Winamp to play music, Limewire to download it.

Hades wrote: I think that is a lite version of lime wire that is safe to install. Part of the problem with people getting free programs is that they come with prepackaged spyware and resourse hogging programs. There are websites that will go through step by step instrutions on how to safeguard your computer to the best possible. Once the program is installed and you begin downloading files, the problem is bastards will mislabeled files or included ziruses and malicious files in Zipped up packages that arent supposed to be there. A good, updated virus protection software usually will catch these wanted files but you have to have the setting set to scan all downloaded files and have the program running all the time. Another option is to right click the newly downloaded files and clicking the scan option before ever opening it. As long as there is no discussion as to copyrighted material being downloaded, it isnt legal.

Thanks, but don't you mean IS legal?

If you do a search on limewire under videos and put "nissan" into the title, that's basically what I'm searching.....it's almost all underground-looking stuff....like a dude races his car against a buddy and tapes it, and puts it on the 'net.

You can dowload a lot of cool stuff, but the first time I downloaded Limewire all of my music from my windows media player media library was gone.

Yes, you understood my intended meaning. It sounds like you are using good common sence about what to keep on your computer, but there is always a risk of infections.

That stuff happens a lot. And most videos of LW have viruses anyway.

if you in Canada it is legal...however its more reliable on song download quality, less reliable on always connecting and i have not encountered a virus yet

When I had windows I downloaded everything to a memory card.  Never had problems.

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