I am wondering about limewire??? Some have said it works great and some have said it gives computer viruses.?

Every piece of software is going to have some kind of exploit, but there are several things you can do in order to keep yourself safe no matter what PC or operating system you use.

1. Be careful what type of sites you visit. There are many unscrupulous websites out there that will readily infect your machine with a virus or adware.

2. Instead of downloading music, go to the store and buy the CD or buy the MP3’s from legit sites. Not only will you avoid any financially difficult legal situation, you'll also avoid any website that promises free MP3 downloads but only delivers viruses and adware.

3. Instead of looking for software cracks or serials online, look for coupons. The "crackz" scene is filled to the brim with malicious websites. You're not safe when you're visiting these "seedier" websites.

4. Do not run in Administrator mode. You should only run in Administrator mode when you're installing hardware or software, but running in a lower security mode you'll avoid a lot of the more invasive attacks.

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/advanced...

Limewire itself is just fine, the problem is that there are a lot of malicious files in amongst the real ones. You have to know how not to pick the fakes.

Fakes ones tend to replicate themselves to the point where the p2p network is flooded with them. So try to stay away from files that have like thousands of peers sharing them. Stick with the ones that only have like 20 or less.

Also, the way the virus gets on to your system is by tricking you...

This is how it happens:

1. You download the song.

2. You try to play it but your player says it needs a "Special" codec or license to play the file.

3. You download the codec or license not knowing you have just downloaded a virus.

4. Your song still doesn't play and now your computer is jacked!!

Just pay close attention to the size of files and number of peers when using limewire. After a short time, you'll find it's easy to spot the fakes. But always make sure to run good AV software like avast.

http://avast.com/

Limewire is illegal, if caught you could face a big fine!

However, there is lots of music on it. Limewire itself doesn't give you virus's, its the files you download off it that do. When choosing one to download, be careful which one you choose, always choose ones with proper names, not dodgy names, and make sure the file size is normal, nothing to big or too small. Also, never download zip files.

Btw, Limewire is not a site, its a program.

Limewire is a usefull p2p program that alows you to download a file direct from another person. Some people however upload viruses and spywear onto it so you have to be carfull what to download. A tip is to never download a file with the EXACT match as your search

@skinlo limewire is NOT illegal, using it to upload and download copyright material is

It will infect your computer so bad it will barely be usable.

Yesterday I fixed a pc with limewire.

It had 303 spyware & viruses.

Not sure and downloading music is illegal unless you own the song.

Use www.maxalbums.com for free music downloads.

LimeWire is a virus.