It appears that my computer contact info found it's way onto the Lime Wire Gateway Server. I was told this by a Lime Wire user that I traced after a probe of my system (one of many) reported by my Firewall software. I understand, from reading documentation on the site, that users log into the server and use information posted there to locate other users. I have reason to believe that hackers are experimenting with using the Gnutella network to focus a number of computers on probing a specific machine, perhaps to try to tie up communication bandwidth. They may be looking for a denial of service tool.

I have never had this Limewire (or similar) software on my machine. If my computer contact information is on the Gateway server (and I don't understand how that works) it is getting there via some site spoofing the system (if that is the right terminology). I wonder if there is any way the server can filter out my information to keep it off the system so I am not bombarded with computer probes?

I'm not sure that any of what I've said makes sense. I really only know that I feel like I am in Times Square at rush hour with all the attempted probes of my computer.