[don77]

One man pleaded guilty last week to stealing tax forms, credit reports, and loan applications from more than 50 people, through the file-sharing program LimeWire. He then used the info to open credit accounts in those people's names, the usual form that identity theft takes

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/58727

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I'm not sure who got owned worse, the "innocent" people using P2P or the guy himself This is why we don't condone P2P here at GTG

[Chopin]

I'm not sure who got owned worse, the "innocent" people using P2P or the guy himself This is why we don't condone P2P here at GTG

[Tal]

Limewire is the worst P2P program there is, it's swarming with viruses more than any other program... Of course, all P2P programs have viruses, but still, I haven't heard of a more notorious program....

[Alex_McIntosh]

But on a P2P program you have to define a folder to target files that you want to share in, the default one is what you download your items into, unless modifed obviously.

Unfourtunatly i use Limewire... I dont share any of my files... I dont keep records of stuff i find personal( Lol im 16 so i dont really need to store bank stuff on my computer... ) on this computer, i have a laptop for that (Which doesnt have limewire.)

But yeah, am i still open to intrusion do you think, i changed settings so it is downloading into a folder i specified and sharing from the default folder which is/never will be used.

I think im pretty safe?

[ScHwErV]

If you are using P2P, then you aren't safe.

Any questions?

[james_8970]

But on a P2P program you have to define a folder to target files that you want to share in, the default one is what you download your items into, unless modifed obviously.

Unfourtunatly i use Limewire... I dont share any of my files... I dont keep records of stuff i find personal( Lol im 16 so i dont really need to store bank stuff on my computer... ) on this computer, i have a laptop for that (Which doesnt have limewire.)

But yeah, am i still open to intrusion do you think, i changed settings so it is downloading into a folder i specified and sharing from the default folder which is/never will be used.

I think im pretty safe?

Your going to learn a lot in geeku, I can tell you that right now.
Don thank you for the article, this is exactly what I needed to prove to my parents that Limewire shouldn't touch our computer (brother downloads it, I uninstall it on a weekly bases)
James

Edited by james_8970, 19 December 2007 - 08:40 PM.

[fenzodahl512]

OMG!! now I know what to do when dealing with P2P.. It is unsafe!!

[don77]

But yeah, am i still open to intrusion do you think, i changed settings so it is downloading into a folder i specified and sharing from the default folder which is/never will be used.

And you know Exactly what your downloading the file says one thing but is something entirely different when you run it.

Trust me when I want to infect my test machine limewire is the place I go well there are other but I can't mention them here

Your welcome James

[hfcg]

With all of the legal problems involved with sharing I wonder if Limewire is even legal to use. Guess I am not trusting enough to open up my machine to someone I do not even know.

[Excal]

This is why we don't condone P2P here at GTG

This is actually one of the reasons

[Tal]

With all of the legal problems involved with sharing I wonder if Limewire is even legal to use. Guess I am not trusting enough to open up my machine to someone I do not even know.

It is legal, since it's basically a protocol, like BitTorrent. A lot of legal files are shared in BitTorrent, for example. It's not the same with LimeWire though - that's true.

[hfcg]

A friend of mine is the bass quitarest for AC\DC so I am against the ILLEGAL sharing because that is stealing from my friend. limewire itself is just a bad way to go . I hear about a lot of infections from people who use limewire.

[Tal]

Your friend is the bass guitarists in AC/DC? Wow! That's neat I love AC/DC. I buy their albums (yes, buy )

[hfcg]

YES, CLIFF WILLIAMS LIVES IN FT. MYERS FL (MY OLD HOME TOWN (AND ABOUT 4 OTHER PLACES)) MY WIFES MOTHER HAS BEEN HIS ACCOUNTANT FOR 15\16 YEARS. IF YOU MET CLIFF YOU WOULD NEVER GUESS THAT HE IS A WORLD FAMOUS ROCK STAR. HE IS VERY NICE AND DOWN TO EARTH AS IS GEORGIAN HIS WIFE. HE GAVE ME AN AUTOGRAPHED GUATAR BUT I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO USE IT (MY FAT FINGERS KEEP HITTING TOO MANY STRINGS) WE HAVE NOT SEEN THEM SINCE WE MOVED TO KY BUT HE JUST SENT ME A DVD FOR CHRISTMAS SO THAT IS COOL

[james_8970]

YES, CLIFF WILLIAMS LIVES IN FT. MYERS FL (MY OLD HOME TOWN (AND ABOUT 4 OTHER PLACES)) MY WIFES MOTHER HAS BEEN HIS ACCOUNTANT FOR 15\16 YEARS. IF YOU MET CLIFF YOU WOULD NEVER GUESS THAT HE IS A WORLD FAMOUS ROCK STAR. HE IS VERY NICE AND DOWN TO EARTH AS IS GEORGIAN HIS WIFE. HE GAVE ME AN AUTOGRAPHED GUATAR BUT I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO USE IT (MY FAT FINGERS KEEP HITTING TOO MANY STRINGS) WE HAVE NOT SEEN THEM SINCE WE MOVED TO KY BUT HE JUST SENT ME A DVD FOR CHRISTMAS SO THAT IS COOL

Please avoid using caps. Caps signify yelling on forums and area pain to read.
James