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Old July 10th, 2006
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Ok, yes you are right, i have been using Limewire since version 3.something. Anyway, these are the sizes of files you DONT download, unless you are 100% sure that they are the file u want.

Don't download files that-

-Are 857.1kb, 875.1kb, 15.5kb or around that, unless they are pictures or documents, stay away form zips etc which are this size
-Files rarely ever are named exactly what u search unless u see the file and search the name from what u see, and even this is rare, most files under 2mb that show exactly what u searched, are infected.
-THIS IS IMPORTANT- Recently there have been a load of files on Limewire that say (Sponsored Result)...once again...infected stay, away

That's all i need to say ok cya!
Also anything 134.4kb!
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Old August 27th, 2005
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**** those people who give us viruses my computer was affected month ago and now its a piece of toast
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Old August 27th, 2005
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everyone needs to stop downloading executables off of peer to peer. its not a safe or likely legitimate area to download software. its like going to china, going in the alleys of the big cities looking for pirated software (yeah, i doubt you were looking for freeware/shareware on p2p hehe) area in asia asking for freeware.


the people on limewire have more to gain by infecting you with spyware/viruses/trojans than giving you a free piece of software.
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Old August 27th, 2005
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I have to agree. I have used many antivirus programs and avg has done wonders! Anyone not using antivirus shouldnt be allowed on internet, but anywho, maybe they will learn.
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Old December 21st, 2005
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I think we should ask ourselves who would be pro virus? RIAA, MS, the pay-per-song conglomerates, etc? Software *.exe companies??? Who has an interest in disrupting P2P?

I was astonished a few days ago when Music Match Jukebox popped up & told me I didn't have a license to play a certain song on my mp3 player. I bought a 40Gig player a couple weeks ago that came with over 3000 mp3s on it, so when I got around to it I copied those mp3s to my HD so I could listen w/o using the player. I bought another mp3 player that came with Music Match Jukebox & decided to try it instead of VLC just to see if there was a difference in quality. As soon as I tried to load the mp3 into MMJ a warning popped-up saying I didn't have a license for that song & then a Microsoft box popped-up wanting me to download a license for the song. I THOUGHT F**K NO & CANCELLED BOTH the MMJ & MS boxes, decided right then to remove MMJ from my 'puter & continue with VLC. TALK ABOUT SPY-WARE!!!
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Old December 24th, 2005
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You guys are right, the world is full of MORONs.
You don't just download everything you see in LW. Only specific items that you will need. First you scan them with Norton or any AV and if they are infected you don't use them and immidietly remove them from your PC. How difficult is that? Only a stupid moron can't do it!
Lately, most of the files that need to be avoided are files that are in the 700k and 800k area, especialy anything that has 857.1k size. You don't even need an AV program to spot that.
Some morons know that the file has a virus and they still keep it in their computer. Well, myself and many people I know, if we scan for a file in LW and we see those files, we block the host. If we all do that, some day soon, those morons won't be able to download nothing from LW. The less morons in the net, the better the quality and speed.
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can i just say i have dl a couple of exe files and all has been fine, but i wouldnt dream of opening anything without checking size etc, looking on bizi, then going over with every antivirus i have, i have recently asked on here what i can do to warn others if i find any bad files, but my main point in writing is,i have learnt things over last few months and we are all new at some point and if you all , that have been long standing members, bear with us newbies, we will learn how to do things as you do, most people passing viruses on dont know any better, iv learnt a lot reading these forums (thank you lord of the ring and others) please bear with us!!
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can i just say i have dl a couple of exe files and all has been fine, but i wouldnt dream of opening anything without checking size etc, looking on bizi, then going over with every antivirus i have, i have recently asked on here what i can do to warn others if i find any bad files, but my main point in writing is,i have learnt things over last few months and we are all new at some point and if you all , that have been long standing members, bear with us newbies, we will learn how to do things as you do, most people passing viruses on dont know any better, iv learnt a lot reading these forums (thank you lord of the ring and others) please bear with us!!

I couldn't have said it better !!!!!
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can i just say i have dl a couple of exe files and all has been fine, but i wouldnt dream of opening anything without checking size etc, looking on bizi, then going over with every antivirus i have, i have recently asked on here what i can do to warn others if i find any bad files, but my main point in writing is,i have learnt things over last few months and we are all new at some point and if you all , that have been long standing members, bear with us newbies, we will learn how to do things as you do, most people passing viruses on dont know any better, iv learnt a lot reading these forums (thank you lord of the ring and others) please bear with us!!
You are so right ! As soon as i downloaded limewire i went strait on the forum to understand a little more before dowloading anything.Everyone was so helpful.
I check bitzi before downloading anything then scan with AVG free before opening and so far i have had no problems(fingers crossed)for the spy nasties i use Ad-Aware which is also free :-) and works great.
While im here i would like to thank all those that have helped me get started. Keep up the great work!!!

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Old July 6th, 2006
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Since this thread is about morons,I wanted to mention that I got this computer from a (rich) woman who never once used a firewall (other than windows version,un "up-dated") or any other safeguards. When It got too slow to use anymore she ordered a new one from Dell and threw this one out,monitor,speakers,UPS,keyboard--the works
Pent.4,XP (re-installed now!) etc. I did run AVG on it when I 1st got it and it had every worm,virus,trojan etc.that could find room in there to lurk.
In short,I'd like to confirm that not all computer users are MENSA elite, or working on new propulsion systems for NASA.- cougar
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