Can u get viruses from limewire?

Question

Can u get viruses from limewire?

Answer 1

ofcourse you could, watch out for files that may be mysterious and awkward, like downloading a song with a size of 100 kb. songs usually is 4 mb  in size. just have a scanner whenever you download something.

Answer 2

Not from Limewire itself, but if you download a file using Limewire then yes, you can get malware.

Answer 3

yes, the files that are on limewire are loaded with viruses. Theses viruses are very harmful to your computer and could cost you alot of money to have your comp fixed back properly.

Answer 4

Yes and some can be hard to remove!!

Answer 5

Yes it is possible, Not from downloading and installing limewire,

P2P programs like Limewire all have a lot of fake files.

Fake files are pretending to be songs or movies, but are viruses

You should therefore not download these fake files.

When you do a search with limewire, you see a lot of small  files. Too small to be a song or movie and therefore the small files are very likely the fake files.

Start downloading music/movie files higher than 2500/3000kb

For music videos higher than  5000kb

http://www.limewire.com/

Answer 6

Limewire may very well have spyware, etc.

Programs you download from it may very easily have viruses, trojans, etc.  You're playing Russian Roulette when dealing with any file sharing program.

Answer 7

Yes.

Answer 8

Yes!  So many of the games and executables that you download from these sites have been compromised!

Even the safest P2P file sharing programs that do not contain bundled spyware, still expose you to risks because of the very nature of the P2P file sharing process. By default, most P2P file sharing programs are configured to automatically launch at startup. They are also configured to allow other P2P users on the same network open access to a shared directory on your computer. The reason for this is simple, file sharing relies on its members giving and gaining unfettered access to computers across the P2P network. However, this practice can make you vulnerable to data and identity theft. Even if you change those risky default settings to a safer configuration, the act of downloading files from an anonymous source greatly increases your exposure to infection. That is because the files you are downloading may actually contain a disguised threat. Many very malicious worms and trojans, such as the Storm Worm, target and spread across P2P files sharing networks because of their known vulnerabilities.

P2P programs are counter productive to keeping your PC in a healthy state.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/126230/id...

http://www.techpowerup.com/index.php?413...

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Cyberc...

Answer 9

Every piece of software is going to have some kind of exploit, but there are several things you can do in order to keep yourself safe no matter what PC or operating system you use.

1. Be careful what type of sites you visit. There are many unscrupulous websites out there that will readily infect your machine with a virus or adware.

2. Instead of downloading music, go to the store and buy the CD. Not only will you avoid any financially difficult legal situation, you'll also avoid any website that promises free MP3 downloads but only delivers viruses and adware.

3. Instead of looking for software cracks or serials online, look for coupons. The "crackz" scene is filled to the brim with malicious websites. You're not safe when you're visiting these "seedier" websites.

4. Do not run in Administrator mode. You should only run in Administrator mode when you're installing hardware or software, but running in a lower security mode you'll avoid a lot of the more invasive attacks.

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/compute...

Answer 10

well duh of course you can

Answer 11

The Program Itself is not a Virus But What you download form the network Can Be. Now removing it depends on the Virus you have downloaded. If you are going to use limewire Have a Good Firewall and Anti virus Installed and Use Caution When downloading Example A mp3 or program file might have the name you want but is only 456k or less than a MB Most likely its a virus Trojan or etc.

-TornadoChas3r

Answer 12

Ofcourse Yes, after downloading file, trying scanning with your antivirus.Make sure your antivirus is updated.