Limewire and firewall

[coldmeat]

Lately Limewire has been detecting a firewall on my computer, but i have it set as an exception and my firewall is turned off. So i uninstalled the version i had and downloaded the newer one, but i still get the same problem. I am using XP pro. Why is it still detecting a firewall?

 

[Rottie]

Limewire sucks and must rid of it..Limewire hates firewall and it wants virus writers and hackers hack your computer if you disable firewall.

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: Rottie
Limewire sucks and must rid of it..Limewire hates firewall and it wants virus writers and hackers hack your computer if you disable firewall.

so what do you use?

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: Rottie
Limewire sucks and must rid of it..Limewire hates firewall and it wants virus writers and hackers hack your computer if you disable firewall.

My firewall is disabled and nobody has ever hacked my computer. :roll:

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: jonmcc33

Originally posted by: Rottie
Limewire sucks and must rid of it..Limewire hates firewall and it wants virus writers and hackers hack your computer if you disable firewall.

My firewall is disabled and nobody has ever hacked my computer. :roll:

Behind a router / hardware firewall?

 

[Tarrant64]

Originally posted by: jonmcc33

Originally posted by: Rottie
Limewire sucks and must rid of it..Limewire hates firewall and it wants virus writers and hackers hack your computer if you disable firewall.

My firewall is disabled and nobody has ever hacked my computer. :roll:

Thank you know of. 🙂

Limewire does suck though. Are you using any 3rd part antivirus/firewall security suite?

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Behind a router / hardware firewall?

Are you asking me if I use a router or if I have ever been hacked while using one?

Originally posted by: Tarrant64
Thank you know of. 🙂

Limewire does suck though. Are you using any 3rd part antivirus/firewall security suite?

How do you know my knowledge level on securing my computer? Don't assume.

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: jonmcc33

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Behind a router / hardware firewall?

Are you asking me if I use a router or if I have ever been hacked while using one?

Originally posted by: Tarrant64
Thank you know of. 🙂

Limewire does suck though. Are you using any 3rd part antivirus/firewall security suite?

How do you know my knowledge level on securing my computer? Don't assume.

Its virtually impossible to make a Windows box 100% hack-proof regardless of what security measure you take aside from disconnecting completely from the internet/network regardless of your knowledge level.

Having said that, use of a properly configured router & software firewall/AV makes for much better odds in your favor even with every other precaution in place.


Edit: And if you have Limewire installed on your PC don't even talk to me about being secure ... you might as well put out the welcome mat & a flashing neon sign for anyone out there on the internet to stop in for a look around your filesystem.

 

[Rottie]

Originally posted by: MainFramed

Originally posted by: Rottie
Limewire sucks and must rid of it..Limewire hates firewall and it wants virus writers and hackers hack your computer if you disable firewall.

so what do you use?

None

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: coldmeat
Lately Limewire has been detecting a firewall on my computer, but i have it set as an exception and my firewall is turned off. So i uninstalled the version i had and downloaded the newer one, but i still get the same problem. I am using XP pro. Why is it still detecting a firewall?

Go back to version 4.10, never upgrade, and all will be ok.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: Captante
Its virtually impossible to make a Windows box 100% hack-proof regardless of what security measure you take aside from disconnecting completely from the internet/network regardless of your knowledge level.

Edit: And if you have Limewire installed on your PC don't even talk to me about being secure ... you might as well put out the welcome mat & a flashing neon sign for anyone out there on the internet to stop in for a look around your filesystem.

1. Don't draw the attention of a "hacker" and you won't have anything to worry about. Hackers aren't going to waste their time on the average user at home. They are going to go after the real crap that you read about in the news all the time. Don't tell me that you live your life in fear of some hacker that wants to steal all your porn.
2. No, Limewire is a crap ass program and I wouldn't use it if you paid me.

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: jonmcc33

Originally posted by: Captante
Its virtually impossible to make a Windows box 100% hack-proof regardless of what security measure you take aside from disconnecting completely from the internet/network regardless of your knowledge level.

Edit: And if you have Limewire installed on your PC don't even talk to me about being secure ... you might as well put out the welcome mat & a flashing neon sign for anyone out there on the internet to stop in for a look around your filesystem.

1. Don't draw the attention of a "hacker" and you won't have anything to worry about. Hackers aren't going to waste their time on the average user at home. They are going to go after the real crap that you read about in the news all the time. Don't tell me that you live your life in fear of some hacker that wants to steal all your porn.
2. No, Limewire is a crap ass program and I wouldn't use it if you paid me.

Small-time hackers will still take what they can get from a soft-target like an unprotected PC running Windows & connected to the net ... this includes things like banking passwords, credit card numbers etc so the risk is real even for your average citizen.

Most of these same amatuer hackers will be thwarted by easy to implement security measures like a good software firewall so I suggest using one ... remember that a large number of PC's connected to the net will freely respond to a simple scan for open ports plus have some degree of file-sharing enabled which is how they draw a hackers attention, it doesn't require any action on the part of these users to have their computer severely compromised.