Gnutella Forums  

Go Back   Gnutella Forums > Off Topic Discussion > Tips & Tricks
Register FAQ The Twelve Commandments Members List Calendar Arcade Find the Best VPN Today's Posts

Tips & Tricks For help with file formats, viruses, security, etc. This section is not for questions about problems with Gnutella program clients, downloading, connecting, etc.


Welcome To Gnutella Forums

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content, fun aspects such as the image caption contest and play in the arcade, and access many other special features after your registration and email confirmation. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! (click here) (Note: we use Yandex mail server so make sure yandex is not on your email filter or blocklist.)

If you have any problems with the Gnutella Forum registration process or your Gnutella Forum account login, please contact us (this is not for program use questions.) Your email address must be legitimate and verified before becoming a full member of the forums. Please be sure to disable any spam filters you may have for our website, so that email messages can reach you.
Note: Any other issue with registration, etc., send a Personal Message (PM) to one of the active Administrators: Lord of the Rings or Birdy.

Once registered but before posting, members MUST READ the FORUM RULES (click here) and members should include System details - help us to help you (click on blue link) in their posts if their problem relates to using the program. Whilst forum helpers are happy to help where they can, without these system details your post might be ignored. And wise to read How to create a New Thread

Thank you

If you are a Spammer click here.
This is not a business advertising forum, all member profiles with business advertising will be banned, all their posts removed. Spamming is illegal in many countries of the world. Guests and search engines cannot view member profiles.



           Deutsch?              Español?                  Français?                   Nederlands?
   Hilfe in Deutsch,   Ayuda en español,   Aide en français et LimeWire en françaisHulp in het Nederlands

Forum Rules

Support Forums

Before you post to one of the specific Client Help and Support Conferences in Gnutella Client Forums please look through other threads and Stickies that may answer your questions. Most problems are not new. The Search function is most useful. Also the red Stickies have answers to the most commonly asked questions. (over 90 percent).
If your problem is not resolved by a search of the forums, please take the next step and post in the appropriate forum. There are many members who will be glad to help.
If you are new to the world of file sharing please do not be shy! Everyone was ‘new’ when they first started.

When posting, please include details for:
Your Operating System ....... Your version of your Gnutella Client (* this is important for helping solve problems) ....... Your Internet connection (56K, Cable, DSL) ....... The exact error message, if one pops up
Any other relevant information that you think may help ....... Try to make your post descriptive, specific, and clear so members can quickly and efficiently help you. To aid helpers in solving download/upload problems, LimeWire and Frostwire users must specify whether they are downloading a torrent file or a file from the Gnutella network.
Members need to supply these details >>> System details - help us to help you (click on blue link)


Moderators

There are senior members on the forums who serve as Moderators. These volunteers keep the board organized and moving.
Moderators are authorized to: (in order of increasing severity)
Move posts to the correct forums. Many times, members post in the wrong forum. These off-topic posts may impede the normal operation of the forum.
Edit posts. Moderators will edit posts that are offensive or break any of the House Rules.
Delete posts. Posts that cannot be edited to comply with the House Rules will be deleted.
Restrict members. This is one of the last punishments before a member is banned. Restrictions may include placing all new posts in a moderation queue or temporarily banning the offender.
Ban members. The most severe punishment. Three or more moderators or administrators must agree to the ban for this action to occur. Banning is reserved for very severe offenses and members who, after many warnings, fail to comply with the House Rules. Banning is permanent. Bans cannot be removed by the moderators and probably won't be removed by the administration.


The Rules

1. Warez, copyright violation, or any other illegal activity may NOT be linked or expressed in any form. Topics discussing techniques for violating these laws and messages containing locations of web sites or other servers hosting illegal content will be silently removed. Multiple offenses will result in consequences. File names are not required to discuss your issues. If filenames are copyright then do not belong on these forums & will be edited out or post removed. Picture sample attachments in posts must not include copyright infringement.

2. Spamming and excessive advertising will not be tolerated. Commercial advertising is not allowed in any form, including using in signatures.

3. There will be no excessive use of profanity in any forum.

4. There will be no racial, ethnic, or gender based insults, or any other personal attacks.

5. Pictures may be attached to posts and signatures if they are not sexually explicit or offensive. Picture sample attachments in posts must not include copyright infringement.

6. Remember to post in the correct forum. Take your time to look at other threads and see where your post will go. If your post is placed in the wrong forum it will be moved by a moderator. There are specific Gnutella Client sections for LimeWire, Phex, FrostWire, BearShare, Gnucleus, Morpheus, and many more. Please choose the correct section for your problem.

7. If you see a post in the wrong forum or in violation of the House Rules, please contact a moderator via Private Message or the "Report this post to a moderator" link at the bottom of every post. Please do not respond directly to the member - a moderator will do what is required.

8. Any impersonation of a forum member in any mode of communication is strictly prohibited and will result in banning.

9. Multiple copies of the same post will not be tolerated. Post your question, comment, or complaint only once. There is no need to express yourself more than once. Duplicate posts will be deleted with little or no warning. Keep in mind a forum censor may temporarily automatically hold up your post, if you do not see your post, do not post again, it will be dealt with by a moderator within a reasonable time. Authors of multiple copies of same post may be dealt with by moderators within their discrete judgment at the time which may result in warning or infraction points, depending on severity as adjudged by the moderators online.

10. Posts should have descriptive topics. Vague titles such as "Help!", "Why?", and the like may not get enough attention to the contents.

11. Do not divulge anyone's personal information in the forum, not even your own. This includes e-mail addresses, IP addresses, age, house address, and any other distinguishing information. Don´t use eMail addresses in your nick. Reiterating, do not post your email address in posts. This is for your own protection.

12. Signatures may be used as long as they are not offensive or sexually explicit or used for commercial advertising. Commercial weblinks cannot be used under any circumstances and will result in an immediate ban.

13. Dual accounts are not allowed. Cannot explain this more simply. Attempts to set up dual accounts will most likely result in a banning of all forum accounts.

14. Video links may only be posted after you have a tally of two forum posts. Video link posting with less than a 2 post tally are considered as spam. Video link posting with less than a 2 post tally are considered as spam.

15. Failure to show that you have read the forum rules may result in forum rules breach infraction points or warnings awarded against you which may later total up to an automatic temporary or permanent ban. Supplying system details is a prerequisite in most cases, particularly with connection or installation issues.

Violation of any of these rules will bring consequences, determined on a case-by-case basis.


Thank You! Thanks for taking the time to read these forum guidelines. We hope your visit is helpful and mutually beneficial to the entire community.


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old February 24th, 2007
Novicius
 
Join Date: February 24th, 2007
Posts: 3
star_stitcher5 is flying high
Default Virus Warning.

Just to let everyone know, I picked up a Trojan Horse Clicker CAH from the file !!dust in the wind prairie oyster!! CD zip file.

star_stitcher5
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old February 24th, 2007
muhctekdano's Avatar
Spaced Out
 
Join Date: November 28th, 2006
Location: Michigan, USA
Posts: 1,154
muhctekdano is a great assister to others; your light through the dark tunnel
Default

You should never download music in .zip or .rar format. You should probably not download anything in those formats, but especially music, as there are MUCH safer formats available for download!

Hope this helps

Dano

P.S. Please read through the stickies in all of the subforums so that you don't acquire any more viruses.
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old March 4th, 2007
Novicius
 
Join Date: February 24th, 2007
Posts: 3
star_stitcher5 is flying high
Default

Thanks Dano!
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old August 13th, 2007
Novicius
 
Join Date: August 13th, 2007
Posts: 3
guyanesediva is flying high
Default

Whenever you're downloading limewire you won't get any Virus into your computer.I've have Lime Wire and there's not virus.Maybe your computer need some clean up.
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old August 14th, 2007
Valued Member
 
Join Date: May 30th, 2004
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 2,866
ukbobboy01 will become famous soon enough
Default

Junior Member Guyanesediva

Although this is an old thread (Feb 2007) you need to be put right on something, when you download something (anything) using the LW app you are not downloading from a safe server, as you believe, you are downloading from other P2P computer users from around the world.

And there is no one or organisation on Earth that can guarantee that all the PCs using the gnuttella network are virus free.

So when senior forum members advise junior members to keep away from zip, rar or other other type of compressed files you should understand that we know what we are talking about and that we have the knowledge and experience to back up what we say.

If you do not understand the advice being given then ask, but you should not give counter advice based on your own incomplete knowledge.



Shark Chum

Last edited by ukbobboy01; August 14th, 2007 at 04:46 AM. Reason: Changing a word
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old August 14th, 2007
Novicius
 
Join Date: February 24th, 2007
Posts: 3
star_stitcher5 is flying high
Default

My computer doesn't need a clean up. I cleaned out the virus with AVG, which BTW identified the virus and the temp file it was on which came from the LW download. Anyway, it's been OK ever since, no problems. Just be careful to not download a zip file if you don't know the original source of the file.
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old August 15th, 2007
Valued Member
 
Join Date: May 30th, 2004
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 2,866
ukbobboy01 will become famous soon enough
Default

Junior Member Star_stitcher5

To say:
Quote:
My computer doesn't need a clean up.
Is a very bold statement, most people who know better or have learned from bitter experience run their AV at least once a month, just to be safe.

You know that LW, like any P2P app, is very disk intensive and so regularly HD cleaning is a must, e.g. deleting unneeded temp files, defragiging your HD, regularly running your anti-spyware and AV apps are all part of keeping your HD in good condition.

So to say your HD does not need cleaning is clearly a fallacy.


Shark Chum
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Virus Warning!!! S F WASS Other 2 October 7th, 2006 01:39 PM
Virus Warning Beansof57 Download/Upload Problems 2 March 8th, 2006 09:35 AM
Virus Warning Bluemax BearShare Open Discussion 2 September 9th, 2005 05:02 PM
virus warning saltysea Open Discussion topics 0 May 14th, 2005 12:52 PM
Virus warning Unregistered Open Discussion topics 0 September 3rd, 2002 12:56 AM


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 07:40 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0 ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.

Copyright © 2020 Gnutella Forums.
All Rights Reserved.