Do You Have Any Idea The Security Risk With This?
 

Do you have any idea the security risk Limewire poses to private
information on people's computers? It is a hacker's paradise!!

I was taken in by being able to get music until I discovered there
were things being viewed on my computer I didn't know about.
There is no way to make certain files offlimits. I was able to find
things on my own computer with very little trouble.

It would be nice if I could control what people can view or not
view. I won't go in to detail as to the ability of Limewire
to give people access to your private information.

When I discovered it and realized the danger of Identity theft
that could happen, I discontinued using Limewire

So should you!!!!!

Dangers of using P2P software
 

Poetrob68

Your posting seems very vague and has the ability to frighten without giving away anything of substance.

Back in the past LW did contain a flaw that could expose your entire hard drive but, as I understand it, that flaw was rapidly fixed. However, you now seem to claim that you have discovered a bug with the same potential as the one that was sorted out some time ago, yet you won’t say what it is.

Mr Poetrob68, I would like to say, on behalf of most members in this forum, either provide some tangible evidence that LW has a new (or current) security problem or slink back into the darkness where all the unsubstantiated rumour mongers dwell.




UK Bob

Chances are that you have got your PC infected with a Trojan or worm that has opened up a backdoor into your computer and it is this that is causing you your security problems.

I was pondering over how to best respond to this post, and I decided that a search of posts by ukbobboy01 would give you all the response you could wish for. Seems he beat me to it:)

Bob is the most security minded computer user I have ever come across and I know that he takes every possible precaution regarding security, and then doubles it. We all know that without protecting a PC to the hilt it is at risk from p2p and browsers' findings alike, in the form of spyware and worse.

So ... as Bob said "provide some tangible evidence that LW has a new (or current) security problem"

More Information
 

If you want to know if my claim has any validity, next time you
use LW, look for a file that is on your computer.

Since LW gives you the ability, to look for images, documents,
music, etc, the ability to find other stuff is limitless.

All someone has to do is find your shared files or owner files
and anything on your computer can be viewed. I looked for
files on my computer like poetry looking by title and found it
easily. As well as the discovery that someone found my entire
poetry collection and launched it as an exe.

As for trojans, I don't need one because LW automatically allows
files to be seen. My music, poetry, and even my screensavers
were accessed without my knowledge.

Where do you think the stuff you download comes from?
Thin Air? LW is a file sharing thing. I don't need a backdoor
because the front door is wide open with LW.

Again look for any file on your computer by title and you
will find I tell the truth.

Search for "poetrob68" with LimeWire. Someone is even sharing your nick on Gnutella!!eleven

(Real or Imagined) Security Problem
 

Mr Poetrob68

I am somewhat mystified by what you have said so far:Well I just did, I tried to find two documents that were on my "C" drive, my LW shared drive is on my external "N" drive, I came up with nothing.

If you were right about the security problem all my hard drives would be exposed.

You went on to say:What is your point? LW gives your PC the ability to share files with other PCs, remember "share files" not just music files but all files.

Again, you said:Again, what is your point? Anything, file, document, picture or whatever is in your shared folder LW will share, don't you understand that?

Finally, you said:An extremely silly question, you presume that readers of this forum know as little as you do about P2P apps and file sharing. If you do not know where the files come from that you download then that is your look out, not mine or anyone elses.

You remind me of the novice that believes he has found a gold mine but all he has got is a hole in the ground half filled with dirt and copper (once called "fools gold").

I would suggest that you do your research again, this time try to be more methodical.




UK Bob

A google search on poetrob68 gives me an inkling of what this whole thread might be about I could of course be wrong but well... I'd give him a few points for trying... only a few since since I could be talking out of my backside:)

This person comes across as such a Troll looking for attention ... :rolleyes: Only folders listed within your LW Library folder are shared. If you find more than that then you don't have a version 4.2 or earlier or 4.8.1 or later. I suspect if you search all the folders within your Library window you'll find files you didn't originally intend to share. That's because you're an idiot who doesn't take much notice of their own actions but only their FX. So you blame your own stupidity on others ... right!? It's hard to take a full on definition of your own mistakes isn't it! :rolleyes:

scary...it is the same dillhole who comes up on a google search....what a moron...hey bible thumper boy, c'mon over here and let me thump your head with my bible...hahahahha

So much for Decency
 

I come in here with a ligit complaint and you folks respond
with name calling.

Since some of you went so far as to Google me to find dirt,
tells me I'm right about LW.

I'm glad I dumped it!!