winmx

the mitch · April 27th, 2005, 09:57 PM

will win mx put spyware/adware/virus/trojans on my computer?

Micky758 · April 27th, 2005, 10:00 PM

as far as i can tel lthe program intself won't, but you've still go to becarful what you download

dchw_dude · April 27th, 2005, 10:07 PM

Yep - just finished wiping a customers' HDD who used winmx carelessly . . . 1500 malware and 4 viruses later, they are clean.

Just be careful.

And don't do anything illegal.

the mitch · April 27th, 2005, 10:21 PM

ok, by what do you meen by illeagle? selling the stuff that you download? also i have norton run one a week, think that will ketch it? its the 2005 version.

dchw_dude · April 27th, 2005, 10:27 PM

Ummm . . .. as much as I hate norton, yeah, I think it waill catch most of it. Just to protect yourself even more, get the microsoft anti-spyware beta. Still in beta stage, and kicks Spybots and AdAware's BUTTS!

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx

Just don't D/L music you don't own - the RIAA is on the warpath! Selling it is even worse. I have D/Led music - but I then went out an purchased the CD's or tracks from iTunes after I realized that it was illegal.

dzee · April 27th, 2005, 10:35 PM

Winmx dont have any spyware with the instalation
obviously with most p2p programmes you may be doing "illegal" stuff or whatever & you may get virusus but just dont be dumb with what you dl. lol.

Illegal i dont know, i dont think it is, but technically it is "stealing". anyway i use winmx i like it

dchw_dude · April 27th, 2005, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by dzee

Illegal i dont know, i dont think it is, but technically it is "stealing".

Stealing is generally illegal.

the mitch · April 27th, 2005, 11:02 PM

[quote=dchw_dude]Ummm . . .. as much as I hate norton, yeah, I think it waill catch most of it. Just to protect yourself even more, get the microsoft anti-spyware beta. Still in beta stage, and kicks Spybots and AdAware's BUTTS!

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx

QUOTE]

dont worry i have that running too. by the way what spyware program do you have running. i sem to thing that the nortin is good because it picks up on stuff that microsoft leaves behind.

the mitch · April 27th, 2005, 11:06 PM

how is the riaa going to find individual people.

rrcn · April 27th, 2005, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by the mitch

how is the riaa going to find individual people.

Uhh...IP address?

You haven't heard about all the lawsuits people have incurred because of downloading music and all other copyrighted media?