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I've got a certain file-sharing program and I'm wondering if it is possible to get infected with a virus. My friends told me that chances are low if you download mp3s but high if you download movies and such. Not sure if that's true. Any advice or experiences?
Just get a good antivirus o a firewall and fell safe to download anything.
But keep in mind don’t download some thing that you don’t trust and
BE EXTRA CAREFULL WHIT THE .ZIP .RAR an all the compressed files
They always have a virus luckily my antivirus is good.
But keep in mind don’t download some thing that you don’t trust and
BE EXTRA CAREFULL WHIT THE .ZIP .RAR an all the compressed files
They always have a virus luckily my antivirus is good.
Wats the name of the file-sharing program? Maybe a lot a people here used it before and they might wanna shared their experiences with you but they can't do that if your description is too brief.
Here's the basic rule: if it's file sharing, there's always a good chance a virus might be in there somewhere. use at your own risk
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Well...Movies/Music are probably the lowest risk files...
The high risk files are zip/rar/exe/pif - These can be executable and are often small in size 50kb or less...
But just grab a good virus program like AVG or Avast (Both Free) and you should be set - DO NOT USE NORTON!
The high risk files are zip/rar/exe/pif - These can be executable and are often small in size 50kb or less...
But just grab a good virus program like AVG or Avast (Both Free) and you should be set - DO NOT USE NORTON!
2 years 6 months ago
I might get a virus, its easy now days, just get kaspersky antivirus it detects almost everything (if not everything)
The best recommended anti-virus program is use is "NOD32 anti-virus system". It uses less resources so it won't degrade the performance of your computer and it constantly updates new virus signatures when its left on running on the background. NORTON was crappy. Everything had to be done manually and it took ages to update everything even it's program. I use to trust NORTON but i learn from my mistake.
Its also best to have a firewall program and i recommend "Lavasoft Firewall".
Its a great combination for me ^_^
Its also best to have a firewall program and i recommend "Lavasoft Firewall".
Its a great combination for me ^_^
Lol... everything that is dowloadable on the internet has a risk of being infected of a virus or something... it's the matter of whether you trust the source of the download and you know what you are downloading... I haven't used a anti-virus or specific firewall (except windows firewall) for yonks and I only use anti-spyware and it's still going good. (But I must say Norton is crap and annoying >.<)
LET THE DOWNLOADER BEWARE!!
LET THE DOWNLOADER BEWARE!!
2 years 6 months ago
I would recommend using NOD32, AVG Virus scanner (free or professional version), Ad-Adware, & Spybot.
2 years 6 months ago
If you're download executables or archives, i will recommend scanning the files immediately after download. tts just to make sure that it does not contain any viruses. most of the antivirus softwares out there should have a 'scan for viruses' option upon right-clicking.. i use that when downloading archives off the internet most of the time.
having a good antivirus software, firewall, antispyware software, whatever you can think of wont help much if you're not careful enough. these applications only capture common viruses, not new exploits which are yet to be known. a good example will be the rpc exploit which wiped out lots of computers just in a few days. even my school's network was infested, and government registered email accounts of teachers started to send viral emails all around the place.
if anything seems extremely suspicious, be it if it passes the antivirus scan, my advice will be to not open it.
having a good antivirus software, firewall, antispyware software, whatever you can think of wont help much if you're not careful enough. these applications only capture common viruses, not new exploits which are yet to be known. a good example will be the rpc exploit which wiped out lots of computers just in a few days. even my school's network was infested, and government registered email accounts of teachers started to send viral emails all around the place.
if anything seems extremely suspicious, be it if it passes the antivirus scan, my advice will be to not open it.
2 years 6 months ago
Have all your anti everything up2date.
And right before you install/run anything downloaded, create a system restore point.
Run it and if anything happens for the next few days you have a system restore point.
I learned that the hard way.
And right before you install/run anything downloaded, create a system restore point.
Run it and if anything happens for the next few days you have a system restore point.
I learned that the hard way.
2 years 6 months ago
Personally, I do not like having a system restore point. It is not resource friendly as it takes up quite a bit of resources. The first things I'd do whenever I do a fresh install (which is like never) is to turn off automatic updates, system restore and remote assistance.
I guess it's better to be careful than to be reckless. It's not worth the risk having to venture into something suspicious but still go on doing it. After all, it'll only hit you in the back, or kill a few hours off your schedule.
I guess it's better to be careful than to be reckless. It's not worth the risk having to venture into something suspicious but still go on doing it. After all, it'll only hit you in the back, or kill a few hours off your schedule.
Actually i have limewire and it got me a virus 7 months after i installed it and also my intrusions went up by alot when i went on the internet. Then my uncle told me that the faster your internet is the more protected you r, and im stuck with dial up so it doesnt help me
2 years 6 months ago
MestizoOO23the faster your internet is the more protected you r
i guess it's not the faster your internet speed the more protected you are.. it's just that the faster connection speed internet connections like cable networks have less security problems on the client side than ADSL users. i'm using cable, and I've never had any problems with intrusions caused by trojans or anything alike, but my fellow ADSL users have been complaining about the fact that the minute they hook up their internet connection for updating of virus definitions or windows update, they're immediately attacked or something like that.
and majority of p2p applications, especially certain p2p methods, do contain spywares in them. so i never use them, or should i say i dont need to use them. bit-torrent is still one of the safest and fastest up till now.
Heh ive never had a virus because im careful and i do regular cleanups
i dont often give my email out, and i dont open spam and obvious fake email addys
TIP: never try to unsubscribe to spam! if you type in your email addy...TIS A TRAP! you are skrewed buddy...They use those emails to send you other crap. I was looking at an old McFee software box and it said it "Unsubscribes to spam" i was like... OMGHARHAR..the best thing is to filter it out by deleting or reporting it [if you use Yahoo.com email for example. which is superb!]
before you dl something, trust the place you dl from...sometimes you can view exactly what you are going to dl [torrents for example, you can disable the misc files besides the one you want before you start]
i dont use system restore....its just a waste of hd space to me
the programs i use the most to clean my comp are:
Lavasoft Adaware
TuneUp2006
err opera's built in stuff
good ol disk cleaner
i dont often give my email out, and i dont open spam and obvious fake email addys
TIP: never try to unsubscribe to spam! if you type in your email addy...TIS A TRAP! you are skrewed buddy...They use those emails to send you other crap. I was looking at an old McFee software box and it said it "Unsubscribes to spam" i was like... OMGHARHAR..the best thing is to filter it out by deleting or reporting it [if you use Yahoo.com email for example. which is superb!]
before you dl something, trust the place you dl from...sometimes you can view exactly what you are going to dl [torrents for example, you can disable the misc files besides the one you want before you start]
i dont use system restore....its just a waste of hd space to me
the programs i use the most to clean my comp are:
Lavasoft Adaware
TuneUp2006
err opera's built in stuff
good ol disk cleaner