quick question

[Dmo18]

this may sound stupid to some of you all but i was just wonderin
if i have anti virus software running on my computer what are my chances of gettin a virus from downloadin music from somethin like limewire or bearshare

Dmo18 Reviewed by Dmo18 on 12-01-2006. quick question this may sound stupid to some of you all but i was just wonderin if i have anti virus software running on my computer what are my chances of gettin a virus from downloadin music from somethin like limewire or bearshare Rating: 5

[TallulahGreen]

this may sound stupid to some of you all but i was just wonderin
if i have anti virus software running on my computer what are my chances of gettin a virus from downloadin music from somethin like limewire or bearshare

I do it all the time and my computer is fine. It won't let me put the file on my computer if it detects a virus. Depends on your virus software though...I have Symantec Antivirus...who I think is made by Norton...and it updates itself all the time.

[Nochowderforyou]

It's not a huge risk, but when the virus software needs updating, update it and let it do its thing. If you ignore the updates, your computer will slow down.

I download all the time from Limewire and my comp. runs fine. I use Trend Micro-PC-cillin and it does auto updates and cleans my computer daily of any harmful things that come up. It catches things all the time, so it works just fine.

[smoke it]

i have limewire, and enough spyware to kill a horse on my computer. but i got my Pantera so fuck it

[delusionsofNORMALity]

i'm too damn lazy to be careful and i'll download anything on a dare, but i keep my AV up to date and its kept me relatively clean.

[lil josh]

lol my av has rund out n my comp is slowly dying so ime trying to allow it to enjoy whatever time it has left

[timothylearyisdead]

use ares. its better and safer than limewire. and free, dont pay for it man, i did and then found out i got scammed.

[Frivolous248]

...You have to run it to check for viruses though. Some have protection (lol) and may auto-run and scan your PC, but not all.

Useful Tip: Norton SUCKS. Especially when combined with McAfee, since one uses the front end file of a virus, and the other the back end, install both and you will have the full blown virus on your computer.