Limewire will not stop hitting my computer!
 

I have deleted it, cleared all files I can find, why is it still trying to access my computer from the outside? How do I get it to stop? There is obviously a file somewhere hidden that is still telling it to hit me for some reason. I am recieving around 50 hits a day from this program.

Wooh, calm down. Gnutella has what is called a downoad mesh, which is a list of alternative sources for one file that clients exchange between them. You are probably in one download mesh for a file you previously shared.

When was the last time you run LW? Normal Gnutella clients will forget about you in less than a day. It may be longer for buggy clients.

Anyhow, how 50 hits a day a big deal? It's not like it consumes bandwidth, CPU power or if they try to infect you.... First time you look at a firewall log, heh? ;)

Ciao

I never shared a file for upload, just checked out a couple D&D books to see if they were worth buying, but then started getting hit. I have gotten hit 13 timers just trying to type this...14...I then deleted the downloads, then the program then as I described...15...16...then searched for any files with LW or Limewir extentions...17...18... This is so frustrating...19...

...20...it closes any program I have running and drops me to the desktop...21...in the case of web pages just opens norton alert on top...22...23...

...24...25...What is happening is I have Norton Internet Security and these are attempts to get into my computer. I run 4 computers side by side ans this is the only one getting the hits, and it started the minute I activated the LW program and has not stopped since...6 months now I think...

/// First time you look at a firewall log, heh? ///

I am sorry, I don't understand this...

....so? If you started downloading something, with partial file sharing, you enter the download mesh.

You started reading firewall logs today, really?

I'm hit far more often today for a service I've stopped providing 18 months ago... And I'm not even talking about worms. Do I care? Not really ;) And for the worms/virus that scans computers (not related to Gnutella), well I have mac os x!

If it's Gnutella hits, it should stop soon, don't worry.

My point is I didn't have it happen before LW, and now I do...So I am looking for how to stop it...

Hmmm I find It odd that since posting here I have now had 52 hits. coincindence? If so, still very odd...

he answered your questions, the fact is you cant understand him. i believe you are still even added to an alt-loc (download mesh) when you download something.

THESE ARE NOT HARMFULL IN ANY WAY! and there is no coincidence, this forum is just that, a forum. there is no conspiracy to "hack your precious computer".. learn what its about before making these accusations. ;)

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