How did I get these viruses?

Question

All I go on is yahooanswers and pirates online game i dowloaded limewire could that have been it. I have a Trojan viruse i have no idea where that came from and i have 3 tracking cookies!!!! Now I cant use my laptop until tomorrow when it finally gets fixed. But I have no idea how this happened!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND I AM SO MAD. I have to use ths stupid computer in the office and i hate it.

Answer 1

When you download songs make sure the time isnt 0:01  :P

and dont leave limewire running it turns your PC into a mansion with an open fornt door and hackers can get in easily through that so dont keep programs that use internet up.

Answer 2

limewire, you gotta be pro not to get a virus using it

Answer 3

LIMEWIRE OMG NEVER DOWLOAD LIMEWIRE AGAIN!

Answer 4

you can viruses from ANYTHING. do u have anti virus installed?

if u dont search avg free 8.0. download and install and then do a virus scan

Answer 5

Viruses usually are mostly due to running .exe files. If you have downloaded games that would probably cause it. Or just downloading programs from any dubious source. Limewire in itself is probably not harmful, but it does leave your IP adress for others to find.

Going into certain websites that run Active X can also do some damage. I stopped using explorer for surfing a long time ago, since I was so sick of getting redirected to winfixer all the time.

If it is your office computer, have them buy you a good antivirus. Also make sure you have a firewall and some anti spyware installed.

And understand you are mad. If I ever run into that Chernovbyl douchebag from Taiwan I will pound him into a pulp. There should be capitol punishment for making malware and viruses.

Answer 6

Viruses and torjans are easy to get, limewire is real bad for picking us such things. Make sure oyu have a good virus protector and it should help

Answer 7

Limewire..

Unlucky mate. :(

Answer 8

when you downloaded linewire yourdownloaded a spyware.  

Answer 9

u might have download limewire in the worry website

Answer 10

I'm sorry. Limewire does carry a lot of viruses, you possibly aquired it from limewire. Also, sometimes when you click an ad or something that is posted on a website it also has a virus, but don't be mad, these things are easily fixed most of the time.

Answer 11

Too much unprotected surfing.  Go to CNET.COM and get some anti-virus software.

Answer 12

It happens from sites you visit.  Some games sites can have viruses.  I don't know about limewire, but it would not surprise me if  you could get viruses there.  Also you have to be careful here on Yahoo Answers.  I have seen many answers lately that were links that for sure had viruses.  

Answer 13

IM guessing you use Windows. Windows is full of security hole and thus extremely insecure and easy to break into. Seriously I broke into my first windows box after only 1 year of becoming more involved with computers.

Someone probably cracked your password and planted the virus themselves.

To avoid this problem in the future, get a mac, or better yet get Linux.

Answer 14

WHHHOOO WEEEE! Not only does the program limewire have nasty stuff in it the place it takes you to brings nasty stuff!!!! The term pirates should also give you a clue. The tracking cookies may be OK. Basically you have been spending your time exactly where you are going to get bad stuff, and I'm not referring to yahoo!

Answer 15

limewire had a virus attached to it

Answer 16

please download ccleaner on  ccleaner.com

Answer 17

Lime wire..was the culprit.  I'm still dealing with the viruses that my daughter got because of downloading Lime Wire.

Answer 18

Here is a clue.

begins with L.ends in Wire.

its like the old famous Kazaa and bearshare.

they all virus,trojan,D.loader magnets and there is no doubt this is where u will have got them from.

If u want to D.load stuff then torrents are better.

www.torrentpond.com

and u will need Utorrent.

get that from a google search.

there Safe and Clean