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Old February 9th, 2009
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Originally Posted by CD1515 View Post
thanks Limewire for dropping this virus into my computer.

warning: Norton Antivirus will not block this virus.
(they will however, remove it for an additional $99 charge).

anyone have a better solution?
Infected files are shared throughout the gnutella network. It's not LW's fault. LW is just a client that allows you to connect to the network & download files from other computers (peer to peer).

Check out these links for info about files to avoid. There are also links to alternative AV programs.
Fake files showing up in search results

Virus thread: Typical virus spam file sizes - Make a note of them (click on blue link to see)

* WARNING: Viruses on network you should be aware of ! *
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