Free Music Downloads

Laughing Assasin · Group 1 Class Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 471

I download a lot of music from the various sites and usually pay for the tracks but my son had kept telling me to go on limewire.

Now I must admit to being over cautious when it comes to downloading potential dodgy programmes but I finally gave in and under strict parental supervision Laughing

I allowed him to download it.

What a revelation! I've now downloaded 140 tracks in the last 2 days and it hasn't cost me a penny.

It's good for single tracks more than complete albums but I've found virtually every track I've searched for and I'm now reliving my youth with some of the stuff I've found.

I might even start drinking Pernod and Lemonade again and buy some two tone trousers, although the waist size might be a big bigger than the last pair I had Laughing

Try it and see what you think www.limewire.com

LA

Antony OLBG · Stallion Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 5757

Of course this is illegal, damages the music industry and could cost you your internet connection

onaed · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:17 pm Post subject:

What sites do you use ?

Im thinking of buying some downloads instead of buyin them from shops

Stuart Wilson · Group 2 Class Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 223

If I were you I would cease to use this immediately, aside from it being highly illegal, it also installs viruses, adware spyware and various other malicious programs and so on.

I would uninstall it and run a total scan of your computer immediately mate.

lazystakes · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:33 pm Post subject:

I Second that apart from it being illegal (although there could be much worse things you could do) it installs virus , trojans and a whole lot of other nasty stuff

Also i have seen some pretty sick stuff listed on there when searching for song titles in the past which lead me to believe it maybe linked to paedaphille rings or something

Once i saw that it was removed from my computer and never used again

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Laughing Assasin · Group 1 Class Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 471

Thanks Stuart, I'll check that out.

I'm a bit surprised that my Norton and Spyware didn't pick anything up though and I did check all the boards on various web sites to establish that the majority of users now say there is no malware on the site.

Onaed, the one I have used which is legal as far as I know is www.mp3sugar.com

This is really cheap because they are based in Russia and I've used it for over a year without any spyware problems etc

LA

yoyoleo · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:33 pm Post subject:

found limewire to be very dodgy myself..dont always get what you think your downloading and would agree with all that have suggested removing from your pc and running a full system search...remember you get what you pay for so anything free is to be viewed with a raised eyebrow...what are they hoping to get from you.. Confused

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Stuart Wilson · Group 2 Class Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 223

The best computer scan I've used is from:

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/uk/

It does take a while to do it's check, but it's very thorough and it gets rid of what it finds, and it's from a very legitamite source, and it's totally free.

Laughing Assasin · Group 1 Class Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 471

Just an update to my previous postings.

All the observations were correct and when you download a track Limewire does load pop ups and other malware on your computer.

Thanks for all your advice, I've now stopped using it.

LA

deco121 · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject:

Been using it for years and never had any trouble. The files that aren't genuine are only a few kb 99% of the time so their easy to spot without clicking them.

I've found some songs on there that I couldn't have found with years of searching elsewhere - ie. Storm by 4th Dimension...anyone remember that one? Laughing

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LuckyMe · Handicapper Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 12

I don't like Limewire, too many fake files.

dorrian3 · Group 3 Class Joined: 10 May 2008 Posts: 74

frostwire is simular to limewire
alot of fakes and sick stuff on it
just be careful