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Here's a link to an independent recent study that proves LW contains no malware.
http://www.benedelman.org/spyware/p2p/

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One program in my sample is notable not for its inclusion of bundled software but for its omission of such software. Not only did LimeWire not include bundled software, but in my testing it also did not show any advertisements beyond promotions for the paid version of LimeWire

Slashdot, slyck and p2pnet covered the news, so many had a chance to question the results, and LimeWire came out clean.

However, others have taken LW's open source code and repackaged it--and who knows what they have done to the code.

So--trust downloads from LimeWire's official links.

dogbreath

I see that we are singing from the same hymn book and are on the same page, but have different points on how LW folk should handle the baseless accusations that you have found.

LW folks have over the past year, to my knowledge, constantly repeated that LW (since V4.0) does not carry any ad or spyware. I don't believe that LW people should engage in a debate with journalist, internet or otherwise, who are too lazy to check their facts.

Like film critics who plagiaries each others film reviews, these people have not seen LW they have just dug up an old review and, adding some spin, just copied it. In other words, how can you have a meaningful debate with someone or organisation that is prepared to release a false story as fact.

Any responsible technical reviewer would submit their reviews to the company concerned giving them enough time to reply to the negative points in that review. That way the reader is presented with both sides of any disagreement. But to republish old news as current is, basically, tabloid journalism and, as you no doubt know, tabloids are not interested in truth or facts, things which get in the way of a good story.

I guess that the LW folks would reply if they were given the choice but the writers of these dubious reviews you have read would not want that because it would spoil the story they were telling.

UK Bob

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Originally posted by stief
Here's a link to an independent recent study that proves LW contains no malware.

Don't doubt it stief. But if a product of yours had just been seriously misrepresented, would you not feel the need to redress the balance?

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Originally posted by ukbobboy01
dogbreath

I see that we are singing from the same hymn book and are on the same page, but have different points on how LW folk should handle the baseless accusations that you have found. UK Bob

You've got it. Take care, dogbreath. :)

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Originally posted by dogbreath
Don't doubt it stief. But if a product of yours had just been seriously misrepresented, would you not feel the need to redress the balance?

Agreed--and no doubt many of the LW team have been irritated with the misrepresentation. IIRC, this was one of the reasons a reputable Harvard researcher like Benedelman http://www.benedelman.org/bio/ was encouraged to publish his findings.

Useful link stief. It's good to have bullets like this to fire when you need them. Have a nice day, dogbreath.:)