Is there anything bad about limewire.?

Question

like anything i should know before using it

Answer 1

Yes! I got a virus from a music file from limewire.

Answer 2

don't use it. i brought my computer to geek squad for an unrelated problem and they said limewire is one of the worst sites for letting viruses in and for spyware

Answer 3

Viruses

Answer 4

yes use frostwire instead

Answer 5

yes it could give u viruses and all that through the songs and it will eventually slow down your computer after a longggg time

but i use it all the time :P

Answer 6

That it's littered with viruses and trojans. Scan everything you download and make sensible decisions about what you download. If a movie only registers as 35KB, it's obviously a fake.

Answer 7

yes, it is illegal because limewire doesn't give the profits that it makes to the artist; this is why this website is illegal.

DON'T USE IT! because the police have been tracing peoples computers lately and you may get arrested.

Answer 8

yes you dont know what you could be downloading when you dl somehting

Answer 9

yes everything!!!! dont download limewire it consits of malware even if you dont download dirty videos its contaminated with lots of virusus and trojans and hidden key loggers  it will destroy your computer! just a word of advice DONT DOWNLOAD IT!

Answer 10

if ur downloading music there should be no  problem but it usually has some bad download at the top of your search for everything u search. Like for example "50 cent girl has shaking o****m". stupid things like that are obviously not safe for download. id be careful with software download on limewire tho

Answer 11

It all depends of what version of limewire you use, the version you pay for or the version that you download for free.

With any file sharing program that you do not pay for, there is always a risk of bring viruses onto your computer from someone else's computer, thus resulting in completely destroying your computer.

If you are choosing to pay for your version of limewire I still wouldn't fully trust it. The problem with these programs is that they offer no promise of protection from harmful file sharing.

I would recommend a trusted site such as Amazon, or even itunes (no you do not need any ipod to use this website for downloading music, movies, and other things) because they recieve their music straight from the music artists and their recording label, not from an upload on someone else's computer.

Answer 12

Lot's of virus's, lots of p**n.  Learn about torrents, they're better.

Answer 13

As lots of other people have mentioined, there are a lot of viruses. But you shouldn't worry about that. As long as you're not gonna be downloading anything odd (like p**n) you should be all set. Just be sure to run a virus scan on a routine basis to protect your computer!

Answer 14

It is a well known carrier of dangerous virus payloads. Someone else here had posted a youtube video showing it being installed on a brand new computers and without ever downloading a single file from limewire that someone could gain complete control over the computer undetected by it's antivirus and firewall protection programs. So it's not worth the risk.

Answer 15

It can give your computer viruses and is illegal.

Answer 16

Nah, I use it all the time.

My computer has NO virus, just be sure to get a virus checker thingy.

Answer 17

besides the fact that u are pirating music, no not really except u should be careful downloading anything other that music files

almost all programs on limewire are viruses

Answer 18

Nope.

Newest version

contains virus finder stuff

and everythingg.

Very gooodd.

Answer 19

i've used it for a long time and i dont really have a problem with it.. when your downloading music , download ones with high "#" cause those are the ones that really work. im not saying that the others dont but yeah. and dont download something like "blahblahblah girl has shaking orgams" cause its probably a virus or something. also download songs which have a 1,000KB + higher.

Answer 20

i've used it for over a year and i've had no problems