Does anyone know if Limewire harms your PC?
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Limewire opens up your computer to viruses and spyware. I know a lot of friends that have made their computers crash beyond repair. its very harmful to your computer and i suggest that you dont use it.
822246
Well, first off, LimeWire can cause bandwith loss on the computer, and depending on what you are downloading, you could be using it to break the law.
1108948
Well, I had limewire for a short time.  I would have kept it but it was slowing my computer down.  I was able to download music and games.  that is all I really looked for.  After I deleted my limewire from my computer, I got tons of popups telling me about limewire.  My internet wouldn't work at all and I had to reinstall my operating system.  So basically I lost everything that I downloaded.  i don't think it's worth it unless you plan on keeping it on your computer for forever.
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limewire is full of spyware and adware.Replace it with shareaza (completely spyware/adware free) right now;\n\nsee limewire spyware/adware report at here:\nhttp://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/Pest.aspx?id=453088059\n\nand get shareaza here:\n\nhttp://www.shareaza.com/\n\nAs a recommendation try to do not use p2p software at all.
995723
limewire, but beware of viruses
888716
The program is legal However file sharing is not. So if you get limewire turn the file sharing off in the tools section.
568912
lime wire doesn't actually contain virus's it has got spyware attributed to it - but if you have got a good spyware program it should flush this out\n\nyou must have a firewall installed to prevent attacks on you system\n\nwith that you should be ok\n\nthe only way you will reeive a virus if the program that you download contains a virus\n\nalways save the file to you hard drive - do not open it before scanning it for a virus or spyware\n\nwith these precautions you should be fine\n\nmorpheus is quiet good though - no spyware attributed to it
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as long as you have virus and spy/adware programs your computer will be fine.\n\nI know my friend that has limewire and they have not once had anything happen to their computer like you are talking about.\n\nyou could go pro limewire\nhttp://www.limewire.com\n\nI have heard of these programs:\nhttp://www.bearshare.com\nhttp://www.kazza.com\nhttp://www.ares.com
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Do not delete any Adware files , Win (widows files), do not delete spyware or cd load eveything else can go. the others will effect you entiring your e-mail and for music start downloading through Limewire if you dont want any problems and it's free.
767375
it is you that installs it. make sure you have anti virus before sharing any files via limewire. avg will do the job and its free.
559437
Yes, you have to edit your firewall to let limewire axcess your computer or it won't work.
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I have seen several reports of users getting spyware installed along with limewire. While I can not verify that, I can comment I have never seen a computer with limewire installed that was not also full of spyware. And I remove a lot of spyware from computers (boring but it's a living).
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Limewire is bad news..full stop...as pc technicians we remove it daily from folks pc's...spyware infections from this program almost always means your windows will become so corrupted that a format of the HDD is the only resort. Stay away from all shareware programs,crack websites etc to avoid spyware
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Dude.... LIMEWIRE F-ing SUCKS. Dont mess with them or Kazaa or the entire Gnutella network. Its packed full of spyware and tracking programs. Im not paranoid, I just know this for a fact because I got busted for copyright infringement and piracy a few years ago from using them for P2P connections. Also, make sure you check all the hidden files those programs leave behind. When you download using them it places multiple copies of the files into other folders you dont know about. Thats how it got me. Just thought you shold know.
347115
use ARES, it may not have as many things to download but it seems to have a whole lot less viruses.  Limewire is infested with Trojan Viruses.
1160081
The best is limewire! maybe you did something! I have limewire and it does very good and I've never had a problem.
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Well none.Nobody has as many results as Limewire,and limewire doesnt give you the virus the infected file you downloaded does. alot of the others only let you have the songs for 30 to 90 days then they protect them again so you cant play them until you buy them. Limewire doesnt do this BUT you have to be very careful. songs dont usually have viruses but can, programs do quite often , movies sometimes. When you download something from them you need to scan the file w/ your antivirus protection before you open it. they will tell you if you have one before it infects your pc.\nI use norton 2003. it works awsome. just delete the infected file and be done w/ it.\nGood luck!