Yes, it was a scam. LW basic is free & Pro costs US$18.88 for 6 months of updates & email support. There's no lifetime membership & no extra software given.

You should contact your bank/CC company & report it, with luck you'll ba able to get your money back. Just watch your statements, make sure no extra payments come out!

Here's some info about these scams
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=28751

If you want a good, free spyware removal program then get Spybot. I'd remove the scam spyware pgm, it's probably crap & might cause problems when you try & use your comp

* You should probably get rid of the scam LW...it might have add/spyware in it. The only place to get a clean version is
www.limewire.com