Re: Safe Shareware

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From: Ionizer (me7_at_privacy.net)
Date: 10/15/04

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    "IAmAPCDummy" <IAmAPCDummy@Liarsville.com> wrote in message
    news:0298468E-EE02-498C-8C04-09DE4D0577DD@microsoft.com...
    > I paid for the program WinMX and everyone I know keeps telling me that
    all my
    > PC issues probably relate to this program since it is a shared files
    program.
    > I dont agree since alot of my PC issues started months after I installed
    this
    > program. I do leave the downloaded music on my PC so I can access it
    when I
    > want to but is it safe? If not is there a better free program where I
    can get
    > any song I think of without being too vulnerable?
    > --
    > Please Help This Ignorant User

    First off, why on earth would you PAY for WinMX? It is freeware:
    http://www.winmx.com/ I would be suspicious of this version you have paid
    for- did they perhaps bundle in some spyware with it, for instance? Who
    ever you paid for that program has already ripped you off so I don't think
    I'd be trusting them too far. You may want to scan your system with
    AdAware as a precaution: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ If
    you like using WinMX you may want to consider replacing your version with
    the official version, which is spyware and adware-free.

    When using any of these filesharing programs, make sure that you are ONLY
    sharing your downloaded music folder and nothing else. Some, like Kazaa
    Lite, which I use occasionally, automatically share all subfolders within
    the folder you are sharing- I don't know if this is true of WinMX since I
    don't use it. A lot of people are unknowingly sharing personal documents
    online- make sure you aren't one of them.

    There are lots of *free* filesharing programs to choose from. See the
    "Slyck guides" on the left side of this page: http://www.slyck.com/ Aviod
    the ones containing adware and spyware- Slyck identifies them as such. 

    -- 
Ian.
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