Fed up
At least you had enough sense to come here, realised that you went to a scam site by mistake and you are now trying to get your money back. Many newbies, like yourself, never get their money back because they either realise too late they have been scammed or never find out.
So now let’s move on and get down to the nitty gritty:
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The credit card company also said that LimeWire itself should be able to do something if they know that these scams are going on in their site.
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Well, this forum has always shouted loudly and clearly about scam sites, published lists of known sites and advised people what to do once they realise they've been scammed, to do more than that is unrealistic.
Simply put, LW cannot stop anyone from setting up a scam site and paying Google to ensure that their site’s name comes top of any search for P2P software. In addition, a scam site on the internet can be anywhere in the world. Therefore, it is not possible for LW to do more about such sites. After all, you cannot always protect people who, without doing any research, charge head first into disaster.
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Also, I'm now worried about this site itself.
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I don't really understand why you should be worried about the LW site, it's been around for years. Maybe I have misunderstood what you are trying to say.
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Is this a file sharing site and if so if I download Limewire does it mean that anybody and everybody can snoop about inside my computer.
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No one can snoop around inside your PC, apart from computer companies, just because you are using LW but if, like me, you are security conscious then you should take certain precautions:
1) Anti-Virus software - Protection against Trojans, worms or viruses that may sneak onto your PC via an open port, dodgy download or by any other means.
2) Firewall – Protect your PC from a hack attacks, stealths your PC and protects it from unauthorised entry.
3) Anti-Spyware – Protects you from adware, spyware, keyloggers, etc. which you pick up during normal surfing.
4) PeerGuardian 2 – Prevents computer companies (both foreign and domestic), local authorities and any organisation with big computers from sneaking into your PC, via port 6346, while using LW.
5) Keep your O/S security updates current
There are other security software around, such as anti-browser hijack, but I think I have given you enough to think about.
By the way, the URL to use to download LW or LW Pro is:
http://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml
I hope I have put your mind at ease because, although you have been bitten once and as long as you remain cautious, there is no reason why you should not take part in and use the internet.
UK Bob