Tell me about Lime Wire?

[edieparks 2]

My sister in law says I need to get this.

I went to thier site.

I want to know more.

I like lots of different music. Is it all offered?

edie

[areellady 1]

I have it and yes, lots of different music is offered.

[joe7777 1]

This is kind of the wrong place for this topic.

but anyways, it's a peer to peer downloading software. You can search for songs, artists or albums and depending on their popularity download it pretty fast.

[ragdollx19 1]

LimeWire is what Napster used to be.

[violeteyes37 0]

My kids use it all day everyday. Just be careful because I have gotten a virus before and was told that it was from using music sharing sites such as lime wire and also bearshare. But lime wire is suppose to be the most secure with less chance of getting a virus.

[Jachut 487]

Guaranteed to destroy your computer and overrun it with spyware and shareware is what it is. I wouldnt TOUCH this with a 40 foot pole, its soooooooo dangerous. Its like an open invitation into your finances, personal records, banking, anything on your computer.

Much much much better to pay the money and go somewhere reputable like itunes.

My son downloaded it without asking, the computer froze instantly. Doug took it to work to be fixed and the IT guy said never ever ever go on anything like this or download it.

[edieparks 2]

Thank you JacquI and all others,

Just what I needed to hear.

edie

[MEW 0]

Yep...had major computer problems after my teenage kid downloaded lime wire. My computer hasnt been the same since.

[Rhonda39 0]

I haven't tried Limewire yet. I use soulseek and havent gotten any viruses. Download's are pretty fast depending on your connection.

[yukaputz 0]

Hate to be a party pooper but yeah, Limewire is bad news. I am a IT professional and cannot tell you how many times I've had to comletely blow away a operating system and reload it because something was downloaded from a peer to peer that wasn't what it was supposed to be.

[areellady 1]

Edie, I used it for over two years and NEVER had a problem. Just so you know that not everyone who uses it gets a virus. BUT there was enough negative comments on your site that I did uninstall mine, just because I need this computer to keep working through three more semesters til I graduate.

[EVA 0]

avoid limewire and other freebie peer to peer stuff better of paying for a share account there are a few out there just do a little research you tend to get less junk and viruses plus you'll get the latest and greatest with shorter dl times. Hrm have I said to much?

[DBAGuy 0]

My first master's degree is in network security policy and management.

Here's a link to a site that talks about how Limewire hackers can get into your personal files: Limewire hackers

One of the problems with these P2P clients is that they aren't very well tested, and hackers can frequently find vulnerabilities to exploit.

Since products/websites like these make it easy for people to illegally share material, it is a haven for folks that like to embed trojan horse programs into downloads.

Everyone complains about spam e-mails...did you know that most spam is sent from home computers that have been taken over as 'zombies'? Hackers plant remote control software on your machine, then sell the IP addresses of thousands or tens of thousands of machines to spammers, who use them to send out e-mails. P2P file-sharing sites are a popular way to get the remote control software onto your machine.

Soulseek started out as a very small, tight-knit community that traded mostly electronica/trance music, which didn't have strong copyright enforcement. However, as other sites have gotten into trouble with the RIAA, more folks are migratingn to Soulseek, and its profile is getting more visible.

These sites always try to include disclaimers that they "don't encourage the illegal trading of copyright material", but if enough of it goes on, the courts will shut them down.

The music industry has filed suit against Limewire for copyright violations.

The RIAA has also been known to go after individuals for downloading copyrighted material.

So...use these sites at your own risk.

[Daisalana 33]

Well first, it's illegal to download these things without paying for it. Peer to peer music sharing is illegal.

Second.. I work for a media packaging company, and I must say I FROWN (hehe) on all this illegal downloads, and even Itunes. Go buy CD's and DVD's.. Keep me employed!!