limewire security.

t.wakefield · #1 (**permalink**) March 5th, 2009

Greetings.

I have a Windows client who wants to use P2P to download music, how secure is LimeWire 5.0 basic against rootkits and the like?

Thanks,
T.

Blackhorse 70V · #2 (**permalink**) March 5th, 2009

Limewire (Basic or Pro) has no built-in protection against, er, anything!

Your client needs to exercise caution and use protective software. Most of the problems that result from bad downloads are just that - a bad copy, wrong song, won't play, or an attempt to get you to install another player.

Some help here: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/open-d...uld-aware.html
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/downlo...h-results.html
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/downlo...note-them.html

It looks more complicated than it is.

t.wakefield · #3 (**permalink**) March 6th, 2009

Blackhorse: Thanks, quite right, I don't know what I was thinking... Perhaps a wrapper of sorts, anyway, thanks for your damn. ;^)

Lord of the Rings · #4 (**permalink**) March 6th, 2009

As long as they know how to avoid the spam then it should be ok. If they are a non-experienced user, then it is risky. They need to learn which are the good & bad files & how to recognise them.

Having a full kit of security programs with up to date definitions is recommended. Scan each file after downloading.