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Old June 8th, 2005
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i want to know if this normal i keep getting spyware from limewire i have tried evrything my computer is clean but evrytime i use limewire my anti spyware detects xolox save now and kazaa and when i delete limewire evrything goes away but i like limewire pro i need help.ive tried evrythng.
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Old June 8th, 2005
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You shouldn't get spyware from Limewire! You might be getting it from a file you downloaded through Limewire(Maybe)? Or you have a trojen/cookie that attached itself to LimeWire. Also it is not a good idea if a person downloads Limewire from an untrusted source, because this source can add any program along with Limewire and then both would be installed.

I suggest trying Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE Personal from:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

Iv'e been using AD-Aware for years now and it works perfect. It has very good reviews. Also everybody that I know uses it and they just love it! The Personal adition is also freeware so it won't cost you anything.

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Old June 8th, 2005
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adware does clean my computer but thats about it and when i download limewire i do it from the official site.
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Old June 8th, 2005
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Now what do you think is the official site of LimeWire?
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Old June 8th, 2005
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limewire.com of course
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Old June 8th, 2005
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Right, that's correct. Well, I'd say your scanner is simply paranoid and detects every Gnutella software - maybe because it uses port 6346? - as malware. You should either read the documentation to verify that or contact the vendor and ask about that.
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Old June 9th, 2005
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Might I also suggest you get Spybot - Search & Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html (FREE)

And to add to the tool list you might also consider:
Peerguardian: http://peerguardian.methlabs.org/pg2.html (FREE) which will detect any organisations trying to access your port 6346 & block them.

Adware, Spybot & Peerguardian I'd recommend as safe utilities to use with LW. Many others don't work properly or have spyware themselves lol Magnet links are sometimes seen as spywares so the above utilities should not give you incorrect findings. But make sure your utilities are up to date.

(Oh by the way, some other p2p share programs do have either spyware or adware. LW does not!)

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Old June 9th, 2005
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dude i have all does programs.cant install limewirepro again because i dont want spyware on my computer.
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