Hi! So I just got a new comp and I wanted to know everyone's opinion of limewire or kazaa or share files with others...do they come with viruses? What are your experiences with that? Should I download it..and if so, which one?
Alpha345 answered Thursday July 5 2007, 2:07 am: Kazaa is just a slow poisen to your computer. It was my first ever P2P network and it royally screwed my computer. From that point on I have used bearshare BETA. I tried Limewire but I found it to be too cramped with files that ultimately do nothing but advertise pr0n. Therefore, I would recommend Limewire over Kazaa, but ultimately would recomment Bearshare or internet torrents for your downloading pleasure, since they are more secure and have less malicious software/adware.
christina answered Thursday July 5 2007, 1:41 am: I use Limewire & I love it. Sometimes the searches don't have anything good in them, but the searches are pretty broad & it's a good program. [ christina's advice column | Ask christina A Question ]
theymos answered Thursday July 5 2007, 1:39 am: Do not under any circumstances use KaZaA! Unlike limewire and most other well-known P2P programs, KaZaA is bundled with 9 different types of malware that is automatically installed on your system. Here's my P2P guide: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
I have a short explanation of the popular protocols in my latest(bottom) post at that link.
(Bearshare isn't actually a P2P network anymore, you have to pay. When it was a P2P network, before it was acquired, it operated on the same network as limewire) [ theymos's advice column | Ask theymos A Question ]
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