I give up on P2P's. (34)
gentlepawsAny town, Ontario Canada1,019 Threads 13 Polls 9,583 PostsAre there any P-2-Peer sites left that are not infested with viruses, spyware etc ? I've tried the most popular, and checked the downloads with 2 different programs. 4 out of 5 downloads were infected.
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I suspect that the copy-write companies are doing this deliberately.
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Pawsy I have had so much trouble lately Ive banned downloading anything onto the computer.
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sxc666: Pawsy I have had so much trouble lately Ive banned downloading anything onto the computer.
You don't have to download anything these days, just visiting legitimate sites may give you a virus, and definately spyware.
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I run 4 different programs to protect my PC, and I still get infected.
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gentlepaws: You don't have to download anything these days, just visiting legitimate sites may give you a virus, and definately spyware.
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The only remedy is, buy a Mac.
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gentlepaws: Are there any P-2-Peer sites left that are not infested with viruses, spyware etc ? I've tried the most popular, and checked the downloads with 2 different programs. 4 out of 5 downloads were infected.
As Techie, I have done my share of cleaning up after P2P sites on friends computers. I would never have this on mine.
As for your second question, one of my instructors in school said the major manufacturers in the industry do hire hackers,etc "under the table" or off the record. Their only function is to sabotage existing programing, etc.
This is so the major manufacturers can turn around and make money off of a "new Program" designed to prevet, fix or what ever.
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gentlepaws: Are there any P-2-Peer sites left that are not infested with viruses, spyware etc ? I've tried the most popular, and checked the downloads with 2 different programs. 4 out of 5 downloads were infected.
superfundo for movies
never had a bad one theredemonoid for software (but you still need to scan them) however u need an invite from an exist member there
pirate bay is good as well, but I would def scan before running them... often there are posts below software DL's where people tell you if its good or bad software.
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I found 2 Keyloggers on my PC in the past 2 months, now that is scary, since I do all my banking on-line.
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I'm talking about music files being infected as well.
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gentlepaws: I run 4 different programs to protect my PC, and I still get infected.
you have to manually scan Paws
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BnaturAl: superfundo for movies never had a bad one there
demonoid for software (but you still need to scan them) however u need an invite from an exist member there
pirate bay is good as well, but I would def scan before running them... often there are posts below software DL's where people tell you if its good or bad software.
demonoid for software (but you still need to scan them) however u need an invite from an exist member there
pirate bay is good as well, but I would def scan before running them... often there are posts below software DL's where people tell you if its good or bad software.
Thanks. I think Lime-wire is one of the worst, follwed by Win-mx.
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BnaturAl: you have to manually scan Paws before you run or unpack any software.
How does one manually scan an embedded code ?
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gentlepaws: How does one manually scan an embedded code ?
you scan whatever file you downloaded, find it (the file) then right click and select from the drop down menu, Scan with _____ whatever virus software you use ... should be in that context menu..
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BnaturAl: you scan whatever file you downloaded, find it (the file) then right click and select from the drop down menu, Scan with _____ whatever virus software you use ... should be in that context menu..
That's exactly what I do, but some programs miss the viruses since new ones' come out everyday.
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the days of pirated software are coming to an end though. Youre better off in the long run getting demos and buying if you like how they perform
music files (in pay ops) also have demo's or previews too so you can hear part of the song before you give them .99 cents
music files (in pay ops) also have demo's or previews too so you can hear part of the song before you give them .99 cents
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CjTenorSax: As Techie, I have done my share of cleaning up after P2P sites on friends computers. I would never have this on mine.
As for your second question, one of my instructors in school said the major manufacturers in the industry do hire hackers,etc "under the table" or off the record. Their only function is to sabotage existing programing, etc.
This is so the major manufacturers can turn around and make money off of a "new Program" designed to prevet, fix or what ever.
As for your second question, one of my instructors in school said the major manufacturers in the industry do hire hackers,etc "under the table" or off the record. Their only function is to sabotage existing programing, etc.
This is so the major manufacturers can turn around and make money off of a "new Program" designed to prevet, fix or what ever.
I believe this to be a fact.
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gentlepaws: That's exactly what I do, but some programs miss the viruses since new ones' come out everyday.
well it doesn't take much to alter code... so it becomes something new .. again youre better off buying in the long run, or using You Tube more often.
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BnaturAl: the days of pirated software are coming to an end though. Youre better off in the long run getting demos and buying if you like how they perform
music files (in pay ops) also have demo's or previews too so you can hear part of the song before you give them .99 cents
music files (in pay ops) also have demo's or previews too so you can hear part of the song before you give them .99 cents
I agree. I just got a new PC and bought some programs. Some of my favourite programs that I've been running for years were infected, I just found out.
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