Is it true that Limewire kills hard drives?

[Fanta]

Ive heard from some of my friends that lime wire has killed their hard drive and i dont mean viruses or any of that but the files themselves have destroyed their Hard drives? I dont use it myself because i normally dont use P2P.

 

[Tedster]

any type of Peer to Peer programs is an open door for viri and trojans. People who use such programs are very foolish.

 

[d12o420]

ive been having problems with my limeware, then on friday my hd went "unmountable". so i think i know who to blame

 

[Tedster]

with P2P programs, you never know the content until it is already downloaded, plus you are getting data from multiple sources. With many computers being zombied - you're asking for trouble. For the same reason I don't use instant messangers either.

 

[Fanta]

Whats wrong with instant messengers i use MSN. but i dont d/l anything

 

[Peddant]

To answer the question.No,limewire cannot damage your hardrive.
It can introduce worms and viruses that can damage your OS and steal/delete data
on your hard drive.

MSN messenger is only a security risk in that it`s a prime target for hackers and worm writers.
If you keep it patched and your careful about attachments and avoid clicking
on anything,no problem.

 

[nickc]

"To answer the question.No,limewire cannot damage your hardrive.
It can introduce worms and viruses that can damage your OS and steal/delete data
on your hard drive."

well I will agree that limewire cannot damage your hardrive, but I had a 16 year old daughter that used to download lots of music with it and in a year I had to format her harddrive 4 or 5 times to keep her computer where it would run. SO YES limewire is not a good idea.

 

[korrupt]

Limewire will not physically damage your hard drive. It can hower, add to the download of viruses and trojans which can corrupt you hard drive. If this happens, just reformat. I have been using limewire for years and have had no problems what so ever. As long as you have a good antivirus, you should be OK.

Regards,

Korrupt