Limewire Shut Down

blackzero said:

I've never used Limewire so I don't feel anything regarding it got shut down.

But I'd feel something should Torrent sites meet the same fate. xD

Shhhh, you never know who's listening

Corrine said:

EchoX860 said:

If you know what you're doing, you shouldn't be getting infected at all. I know there's keyloggers among other things hidden deep in stuff but still, you should know what you're doing before you torrent stuff

(Not saying I do or don't, but if I do, you'll never be able to prove it)




(No I dont)

(or do I?)

(No)

Oh goody, I get to post my lecture! Call it torrents, call it P2P or by its service name. Doesn't matter.

<Start lecture>
P2P programs form a direct conduit on to your computer. They have always been a target of malware writers and are increasingly so of late. P2P security measures are easily circumvented and if your P2P program is not configured correctly, you may be sharing more files than you realize. There have been cases where people's passwords, address books and other personal, private, and financial details have been exposed to the file sharing network by a badly configured program.

With P2P file sharing, what means do you have of identifying or authenticating the source of the download? In addition, a file can be distributed among many hosts, and peers will provide for download the sections that they have already downloaded. This results in the distinct possibility of a distribution method in which malicious bits are mixed with with good files.

</End lecture>

+ 1

EchoX860 said:

If you know what you're doing, you shouldn't be getting infected at all. I know there's keyloggers among other things hidden deep in stuff but still, you should know what you're doing before you torrent stuff

(Not saying I do or don't, but if I do, you'll never be able to prove it)




(No I dont)

(or do I?)

(No)

i agree with this comment 100%

Corrine said:

Oh goody, I get to post my lecture! Call it torrents, call it P2P or by its service name. Doesn't matter.

<Start lecture>
P2P programs form a direct conduit on to your computer. They have always been a target of malware writers and are increasingly so of late. P2P security measures are easily circumvented and if your P2P program is not configured correctly, you may be sharing more files than you realize. There have been cases where people's passwords, address books and other personal, private, and financial details have been exposed to the file sharing network by a badly configured program.

With P2P file sharing, what means do you have of identifying or authenticating the source of the download? In addition, a file can be distributed among many hosts, and peers will provide for download the sections that they have already downloaded. This results in the distinct possibility of a distribution method in which malicious bits are mixed with with good files.

</End lecture>

+1, there's no real security in P2P, regardless of how carefull people are there will still be attacks.

This saddens me to hear. It's money lost due to some repair jobs I won't be getting because people won't be able to install this program. (Hey, I gotta make a living too.)

No this is not good news.
Torrent sites themselves are not responsible for illeagal file sharing..it is the individual who has made the file available for the P2P network, and the other individuals who make up the swarm and share it back out.
Same with viruses, it is not the fault of Kazaa et al.

Do we stop Ford manufacturing cars, because of illeagal activity in one of their motors?

Those of us who use P2P for legit purposes will be hit.

awh, !