peer to peer file sharing

[rolex]

If you are worried about being caught and prosecuted for downloading music and feature films from peer to peer file sharing programmes I would like to recommend this little programme which is freeware www.methlabs.org/methlabs.htm

[wedg1e]

It's the amount of porn that 'appears' on my PC that worries me....
I must learn how to use a firewall...

[Hardcore2000]

the best bit of protection at the moment is protowall from bluetack.co.uk , it is a driver level firewall that uses no more than 01% of system resource. Use blocklist manager to update the ip ranges blocked in protowall.

[supraman2954]

Someone should write a virus which downloads, installs and runs a P2P client, and download and share many random popular songs, all without the PC users knowledge. That way, the RIAA bullys would not know who to genuinely target!

[Corin Denton]

Adaware 6 6 works well too, free download from Lavasoft site.

[chrisjl]

rolex said:

If you are worried about being caught and prosecuted for downloading music and feature films...

...don't do it.

rolex said:

...from peer to peer file sharing programmes I would like to recommend this little programme which is freeware www.methlabs.org/methlabs.htm

If the data you want can find it's way to you, then you can be found (unless they've discovered a software solution to quantum computing ).

[agent006]

Not worried about being caught, worried about viruses and dodgy downloads. If you download and run a virus, all the firewalls in the world won't save you.

[gopher]

In case anyone here did as I did and installed this, you may not be able to access sites that you used to be able to when it is running.

The first one I noticed was the launcast service from bt yahoo - got a dns error when ever I tried to open this site with peer guardian running - but it also blocked the cumbria safety camera site! Some one else out there doesn't trust them either it seems!

So whilst I have no issues with the software itself be aware that it may block access to certain sites that you used to be able access freely.

Cheers

Paul

[wedg1e]

Corin Denton said:

Adaware 6 6 works well too, free download from Lavasoft site.

Yup, I use this. Mind you it's working overtime at the moment: 750Mb broadband and the little red arrows flash like mad!