In the spirit of security and safety, have people noticed some torrents are virusy? I've not had good luck generally with 'em.
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My mom has had some trouble with viruses and alot of crappy quality stuff. But that's all I really know of.
I've been trading torrents for probably about 3 years, probably a few hundred torrents, and have not once downloaded a virus.
If you're cognizant of the number of seeders/peers, the naming conventions of certain types of downloads, and have a realistic expectation of the size of the download so you can make sure it matches, it's usually pretty safe.
Of course, with any file sharing you should always have your virus scanner up to date, just mentioning that careful downloading will weed out most of the virus infestations
If you're cognizant of the number of seeders/peers, the naming conventions of certain types of downloads, and have a realistic expectation of the size of the download so you can make sure it matches, it's usually pretty safe.
Of course, with any file sharing you should always have your virus scanner up to date, just mentioning that careful downloading will weed out most of the virus infestations
dumb torrent question maybe, are music files susceptible, or more is it software?
In theory, virtually any file type can be infected with a virus or an exploit. In practice, software is far more susceptible to being infected.
Be safe and make sure you've got virus protection and be aware of the updates for software that you're using to view/play the files (e.g. if Winamp tells you there's an update, make sure you know what changed and if it's security-related, do the upgrade).
Be safe and make sure you've got virus protection and be aware of the updates for software that you're using to view/play the files (e.g. if Winamp tells you there's an update, make sure you know what changed and if it's security-related, do the upgrade).
Exactly...careful DLing is key. I'm always a fan of sites with comments so I know what I'm getting into. Don't be an idiot and download something that normally would come on two DVDs and yet is only 2mb on the tracker.I've been trading torrents for probably about 3 years, probably a few hundred torrents, and have not once downloaded a virus.
If you're cognizant of the number of seeders/peers, the naming conventions of certain types of downloads, and have a realistic expectation of the size of the download so you can make sure it matches, it's usually pretty safe.
Of course, with any file sharing you should always have your virus scanner up to date, just mentioning that careful downloading will weed out most of the virus infestations
I have never had an issue, I usually don't download something unless some else has reviewed it.
I use Piratebay, it works well enough.
I use Piratebay, it works well enough.
Wurd.
going on 4 years and never virused.
people will not seed viruses. i use isohunt to find and utorrent to get.
I still use Bit torrent proper on a Slackware machine. Then move it onto my PC.