LimeWire

[EWolfe]

Screw the iTunes store - this fileshare rocks!

[ryanb]

Feds are on to it.

[tlohan]

No no!!! Be very wary of limewire...at least wear a condom. It is so riddled with worms, viruses, spyware, adware, STDs. It's a nightmare. Download what you want there if you must, but uninstall it as fast as you can after that. However, even uninstalling won't get rid of all the cooties and skidmarks it leaves behind. Also go into your registry and delete these:

Go to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. If you find the value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\limeshop, delete it and reboot the machine immediately.

 

Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\menuext\limeshop preferences

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\menuorder\start menu\programs\limewire

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata\s-1-5-18\components\9e11dbbf317d89b4f92af7d63ab22d26

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata\s-1-5-18\components\a8cebe6cec02c7d40a450c6455a6ad2e

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata\s-1-5-18\components\c0da82cffcfbb79419d1189c955ee262

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\limeshop

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\bet.url

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\bonzi.url

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\browserpage.dll

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\limeshop.exe

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\limeshop.html

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\limeshop.url

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\limewire.exe

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\limewire.jar

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\money.url

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\program files\limewire\2.9.8\root\magnet10\options.js

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\limeshop.xml

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\limewire

HKEY_USERS\s-1-5-21-725345543-1078145449-1343024091-500\software\microsoft\internet explorer\menuext\limeshop preferences

HKEY_USERS\s-1-5-21-725345543-1078145449-1343024091-500\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\menuorder\start menu\programs\limewire

Sorry for the lengthy post, but limewire is poison.

~terry

 

[Bigtree]

A bittorrent client like BitComet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitComet) used in conjunction with a site like TorrentSpy (http://www.torrentspy.com/) or Demonoid (http://www.demonoid.com/) is a far superior way of access "free" music etc.