Comments on: Know the Dangers of Using File Sharing Sites http://www.windowstalk.org/2010/01/know-the-dangers-of-using-file-sharing-sites/ Enhancing your Windows experience....with news, tips & more! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Len http://www.windowstalk.org/2010/01/know-the-dangers-of-using-file-sharing-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1098 Len Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:14:24 +0000 http://www.windowstalk.org/?p=1967#comment-1098 What users don't seem to realize is that if these guys are going to the trouble of cracking software and making it freely available what else are they doing? In other words, what else are these exe files installing on your computer? Do users think these people are offering cracked versions of software out of the goodness of their hearts? Not. P2P filesharing is a cool technology with legitimate uses. Unfortunately the technology has been hijacked for nefarious purposes. What users don’t seem to realize is that if these guys are going to the trouble of cracking software and making it freely available what else are they doing? In other words, what else are these exe files installing on your computer? Do users think these people are offering cracked versions of software out of the goodness of their hearts? Not.

P2P filesharing is a cool technology with legitimate uses. Unfortunately the technology has been hijacked for nefarious purposes.

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