Sorry I didn't respond earlier ... odd things are happening mainly e-mail notifications have dropped off a bit!
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Originally posted by The Pezman
...the thread you pointed me to doesn't seem to address the 851.7 virus specifically. And I don't know when the next version of LW will be released or if the size filters will be in order, but I think isolating this virus is something that can be done now. Because the content of the file is always the same, it doesn't sound too hard to isolate it based on that. |
No the thread I pointed you to was about Size filters.which seemed somewhat relevant as the subject of your post concerned a file of a certain size
I suggested you use the search feature for 851.7 so you could see how many different threads there were on the subject already and browse them at your leisure.
There are a number of viruses out there and it is up to anyone who connects to the internet with a browser, p2p application or any other means to make sure they have adequate virus protection.
Ultracross put it very plainly that Limewire cannot stop people from downloading anything from each other and that includes viruses.
Regular readers of these forums know full well not to downlad any file of 851.7. All limewire could do is provide a filter that can remove that or any other size file from appearing in search results. It has no power or ability to isolate the virus itself.. but doing something to prevent people downloading and opening the damn thing is something they can do and provision of a size filter is a possibility .. hence my link.