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Old December 9th, 2004
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is it possible to get a virus from downloading videos? because alot of those ppl who put the porn on limewire look like they really want to get there thing on your computer by putting every word someone would search for.
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Read Quality of Content on the Network A: Not to my knowledge. They just want you to visit their site. You can filter these out my going to LW's Tools>Options>Filters>Keyword & entering .wmv, exe, jpg & press the Apply button. You can Add/Remove filters anytime.
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alright but if i download porn nothin can happen to my computer like get werid stuff on it like toolbars or viruses or anything unwanted, all it can download is the video?
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As long as it is not a .wma file, you should be ok, but it is always good to have a updated virus scanner and a box with tissues around Sorry coudn't resist
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whats wrong with .wma files? like what are they?
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