You have Norton running can you use LimeWire without getting any spyware etc?

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First off in my opinion you have poor virus protection. It is a resource hog and not one of the best to start with. I will probably get slammed for that statement, but it is my opinion based on computers I have seen get a virus while running Norton. Limewire is a peer to peer sharing program. Anytime you share files, there is always the possibility of getting a Virus, Trojan, Spyware, etc. If you insist, just remember to always save the file to a dedicated downloads folder. Scan that file with Norton before you ever move it to your music files. Now if you insist on paying for protection then I would recommend http://www.trendmicro.com/en/home/us/personal.htm But is you want to save your money then here is what I have been using for 2 virus free years. It is free to home users and is very user friendly and updates every 6 hours. http://www.avast.com/i_kat_207.php?lang=ENG Your money, your choice. there is a version of limewire that is clean go to spybot search and destroy website the list which programs like limewire are best FYI my son put a copy of Limewire on my system a few years ago and I literally could not clean it up and had to wipe and reload the drive, if you remove Norton (and I would) go to add/ delete programs remove what you can and then do a search on "Norton removal tools" I personally use pctools spyware doctor with anti-virus , it catches trojans faster than any virus software I have ever seen , or use it with out anti-virus (spyware is a bigger problem) I like ESET NOD32 small footprint good price also remove norton BEFORE loading the new stuff the other products do not like the norton removal tool