In the "similar questions" thing below where you post your question, there was an individual who recommended a program called "Filetopia" as an alternative to LimeWire.
Awhile back, I had spyware "take over" my computer and I had to get it repaired for $90 and the guy who fixed it advised against me using LimeWire anymore as it has a history of planting spyware. Does anyone know of a safe and free alternative to LimeWire? Safe meaning that it won't mess with my computer with things like spyware, viruses, etc.
What Is A Safe Alternative To LimeWire?norton internet security 2008
I have found bit torrents to be the safest means of file transfer, but not completely safe. Refraining from P2P all together would be your best bet.
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FrostWire http://www.frostwire.com
I use a p2p site called thepiratebay. I downloaded azureus vuze (sp?) for bit torrents to work with thepiratebay files. The te has a link for azureus or you can type in azureus. It isnt all that fast because I usually download whole albums at once but if there are a lot of seeders it goes pretty fast.
the first rule of downloading things off the internet, is that there will always be potential problem if you do stupid things, including downloading. limewire is one of the worst programs to use for downloading. alternatives like firewire are no better. they work on a peer-2-peer network where you are reliant on one person for a file so it's slow for larger files and you don't know if the file you are downloading is legit. moreover many of the programs are ridden with spyware for example kaza had a spyware built into it so that's why people switched over to kaza lite.
the best alternatives to limewire would be torrents or irc. torrents are simpler to use. torrents are files broken up into a bunch of little pieces. seeders are people who are sharing the entire complete file. leechers are people with only certain parts of the files. you use torrent programs like utorrent or bitcomet which will locate and reassemble all the pieces for you. the more leechers and seeders the better and faster. this is more efficient for larger files because you aren't reliant on one person for the file. for more detailed the best info site is slyck.com
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