What are the consiquece of using a peer-to-peer sites, like limewire?

Philippines
March 22, 2007 10:02pm CST
One way of enjoying the power of the internet is using peer-to-peer connection from a user to another user.. Programs like "limewire" uses that technology, besides spywares do u think this kind of connection is too risky? and why?
2 responses
decimus785
@decimus785 (1419)
• Aruba
23 Mar 07
The connection isnt risky,it's what you download that is risky. Downloading programs is risky,you never now what those programs contians,it may contain a keylogger and when you install it you may instll a keylogger and the person who created the file may have all your keystrokes recorded admay steal passwords etc. That's why i use bittorrent to download programs.
Cloud03
@Cloud03 (44)
• Philippines
23 Mar 07
Waaaaaa! keyloggers?? gee thanks now i have new things to worry T_T .. But thnx anyway for informing me of these keyloggers
divinister
@divinister (309)
• Philippines
23 Mar 07
yes download speed would be fast but it will eat up your whole bandwidth. All other workstations within your local network will suffer and will experience slow access they even could not connect to yahoo or download emails. if you are connected via a shared DSL link, all other DSL clients subscribed to your shared link will experience slow access.