ok so i got my new laptop installed bearshare as recomened by someone and started to down load a file only for it to be something porno graphic... and the user was a 42 year old rocker guy, and a message popped up saying that he was viewing my profile. i have avast , adaware etc and had luckily made a back up of my entire system which i have just restored to after uninstalling bearshare (although that just did a clean C install, not E which is where the p2p was installed). im just paranoid about some weirdo getting my stuff. which is why no more p2p stuff for me. should i be as paranoid as i am? lol should i have nothing to worry about?
I personally wouldn't use any P2P other than bittorrent; they're generally unsafe and (from GNUTella experiences) everything's wrongly labelled and/or porn. Of course, I only use P2P for legal thing
eMules ok, but its best to use it much like torrent. Use google and find ed2k sites then you just bung the link into the client and it sorts it our for you. Wouldn't use bearshare limewire etc...
Limewire PRO is actually pretty good, but the free version is crap. Limited connection speeds, adware (from my experience) etc.
yeah im not going to anymore. so should i do a full restore of windows to be safe or do you think im ok. i mean theres no way of anypne getting my stuff surely. as soon as i realised what it was i stopped the down load anyway cheers guys
it's not about the client, it's about the content. 95% of the stuff on limewire's network is **** (or at least was when i stopped using it two years ago), whereas 100% of the stuff on a private tracker is quality content.
True. I find Limewire's network is really good for music, but little else (other then pr0n of course). Private trackers are GREAT, but some of them can be nearly impossible to get into (or literally impossible, like Blackcats have now done).
lol, i thot with bittorrent you have to pay for stuff? so u think i dont need to worry about the bearshare incident etc? ta
No...bittorrent's as free as the wind. You just need to download a client (e.g Azureus) and then the torrent file for your intended download. Keep it legal though boys . <A88>
run a complete virus/ad/spy scan. if that turns up clean, then you shouldn't have anything to worry about. qft. there is one site (which i shall refrain from naming) that i would kill to get an invite for. i had an account this spring, but downloading in uni labs meant my computer always got shut off before my seed goal was reached, and i got banned for a poor ratio.
Some trackers are private and accept donations as a means of keeping them alive, but it's never mandatory
How does one newsgroup? I've know about them before I had teh internets but I've never been able to figure out how to use them (we're talking Usenet yes?) because I'm a proper n00b.
