Limewire linked to Identity Theft

[Shelby07]

This is making the headlines in Denver this morning. Don't know if it's hit the national news yet, but anyone using it ought to be aware

http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?O...7-c589c01ca7bf

[chefchris]

could never get that crap to work on this computer anyways. i use a thing call torrents.

[ggiese]

Any file sharing program like limewire allows access to your computer. If you don't set it up correctly, you could allow others access to your sensitive files. In a search, I was shocked at the personal files that were available. Some link their upload file location to their "My Documents" folder, which typically is full of your personal and sometimes confidential information. Bottom line - if you don't know what exactly you're doing with those programs - you probably shouldn't do it...

BTW - much worse than that is the amount of viruses that are in the files throughout Limewire world. I'd be far more afraid of that...

[dpenix76]

Gotta use some common sense on there.Don't download any files that seem too small for what they are e.g a video file smaller than 1 Mb.Most viruses are small files.Limewire forums is a great place with a wealth of info.

[Shelby07]

The server portion of the software leaves a port wide open and there is software out there that crawls the web, interrogates your pc and is able to send anything on your disk back to the originator. It has nothing to do with downloading or running anything. Firewalls or security software cant stop it because it is data passing through a port that you opened up. Just installing the P2P software makes your data vulnerable.

Alll P2P file sharing software has the same vulnerabilities.

[WhiteWidow]

Its all about torrents. If you're using that piece of crap Limewire you deserve to get your identity stolen.

[ukyfan]

I agree, once I was doing a search and found 1000's of personal emails! Most were boring, but there were a few that were pretty good.

Any file sharing program like limewire allows access to your computer. If you don't set it up correctly, you could allow others access to your sensitive files. In a search, I was shocked at the personal files that were available. Some link their upload file location to their "My Documents" folder, which typically is full of your personal and sometimes confidential information. Bottom line - if you don't know what exactly you're doing with those programs - you probably shouldn't do it...

BTW - much worse than that is the amount of viruses that are in the files throughout Limewire world. I'd be far more afraid of that...