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Viruses using BitTorrent

  • 05-10-2009 8:23am
    #1
    mehmeh12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 921 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    Just out of curiosity how likely is it that a virus could enter your computer via a port open by BitTorrent?

    Also do torrents themselves contain viruses generally speaking?


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  • #2
    ActorSeeksJob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,970 ✭✭✭ActorSeeksJob


    Very unlikely via a port on bittorrent

    Torrents wont contain viruses themselves, but if they result in you downloading an .exe .rar .zip file, then that file itself may contain one


    Generally torrents are the safest method for p2p


  • #3
    mehmeh12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 921 ✭✭✭mehmeh12


    ActorSeeksJob wrote: »
    Very unlikely via a port on bittorrent

    Torrents wont contain viruses themselves, but if they result in you downloading an .exe .rar .zip file, then that file itself may contain one


    Generally torrents are the safest method for p2p

    But how are torrents safe from viruses? say i downloaded something off a torrent and then also the same file off limewire-whats the difference?


  • #4
    ActorSeeksJob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,970 ✭✭✭ActorSeeksJob


    You don't download torrents from Limewire, you download the files. Torrents themselves are harmless, they are like a map to the actual file. The file they link to can potentially infect your PC, the torrent itself cant.


  • #5
    FloatingVoter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,133 ✭✭✭FloatingVoter


    If you're downloading software then you take a lot of chances. However an .exe file has no business in for example, a movie file. Therefore if the extension is avi.exe avoid.


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