file sharing?

[redflyingc]

hi i am having a bit of a row with my girl over file sharing eg limewire , morpheus , ares.....i think a virus can be hidden in a music track or film or software download......she thinks it can only be hidden in a software download..............who is right

 

[Phillip J]

virus's can be hidden anywhere even in a simple text file. as long as you remember to virus check anything you download before running or playing anything you download.

 

[kr00t0n]

As far as I am aware, music and video files cannot contain malicious code, it's when they tell you to download a codec or visit a site that the code is executed.

Stick to torrents from decent sites, or use DC++.

 

[Bob N]

No its more likely you downloaded the virus from a video, music track, or application.

It wont be limewire itself.

 

[wingstmontana]

a virus can be disguised in any form so yeah can be found in both as far as i know sorry doll lol

 

[xooxcable]

depends on your definition of a virus, but you can download them in music and movies. The download software though, may contain spyware, which is similar to a virus for all intents and purposes.

 

[college rules!!]

you are actually both right. A virus can come from either a music track that you downloaded from limewire, morpheus, etc... or a software that you downloaded from a torrent site from the internet. There are difference though. There is a higher probability that you will get a virus downloading music from limewire than from a software. If you legally buy software than there is a 0% chance of it containing a virus but if you download a software from a unreliable torrent site there is a 50-50% chance that it contains a virus. Hope this helps you

 

[yoda1canobe]

You are both right.

virus's can ba hidden in anything,
a music file make a song title but contain somthing quite differant, i know cos this did happen to me via wma file.

limewire is high on virus's.

Be carefull