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LimeWire teams up with AVG to secure their file sharing client
According to an upcoming press release, "LimeWire Pro users will see the 'Protected by AVG' assurance whenever a downloaded file is safely scanned and cleaned." It's great to see a developer taking a proactive approach. Plenty of P2P users don't understand the risks associated with what they're downloading, so I appreciate LimeWire doing something to mitigate that risk.
The added protection will, however, only be available on LimeWire's pro version. It's a logical move since they likely need to cover licensing fees, but it also means that users of the free version (just about every desktop I service for a customer) will need to take care of things themselves (of course, plenty of free antivirus programs like Avast 5 provide protection for peer-to-peer connections like those used by LimeWire).
Jason Herskowitz, VP Product Management for LimeWire, states "LimeWire is committed to providing peer-to-peer's best user experience and we are vigilant about user security." He continues, "We are always looking for ways to improve, and with AVG's seamless integration into LimeWire, we will be providing users with peer-to-peer's most secure technology."
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Subscribe to commentsDrew GreenMar 9th 2010 7:37AM
I don't believe it; LimeWire attempting to detect viruses? Never thought the day would come.
Maybe there's a LimeWire API that someone could tap into and set it to have ClamWin automatically scan downloads (or perhaps AVG).
P.F. BrunsMar 9th 2010 8:10AM
It's just not worth it. I last used Frostwire, another Gnutella client, about three years ago, stopping because nearly every file that came in caused my antivirus software to have conniption fits--and that's after carefully avoiding the minefield of suspiciously small files that dotted the network at the time.
Clark SmithMar 10th 2010 3:29PM
Worthless integration. If you have AVG installed, it will catch everything anyway. Looks more like a PR stunt.
ensign pulverApr 2nd 2010 2:51AM
limewire pro is a joke. anyone that would pay for it is a moron. everyone knows some ass bag who has paid for it and then realizes that it is no faster and works no better than the free version. plus, if you really want the pro version, you can get working editions for free from pirate bay. and you can use the free version of limewire to download it. don’t you love the irony?
MasterpieceilianMar 16th 2010 2:37PM
Lol. I downloaded the pro version using the free version. Limewire probably realized that people do that so they don't even upgrade pro from free. They just hope that poor saps will pay for it.My grandmother was one. I can't believe she payed for it! Isn't it common sense that if you can get ANYTHING from Limewire that you can get Limewire pro? Apparently not.