[lili]

hi, i just found out that there were at least 10 porn files (including child porn files) downloading in my downloads window. is it possible that these files were "attached" to "regular" files when i download them? i just don't understand how they got there... are other people using my computer from a distance to download things on my computer? do someone know anything about that? thanks!

[Aaron.Walkhouse]

You probably started the downloads under the names you saw in the search and
LimeWire switched to other filenames as it discovered them during the download.

Files with multiple different names are generally not worth the download because
they are almost always spam or worms.

[darbea]

If you don't know what you are downloading, you are being careless. There are quite a few posts throughout the forums regarding hoax files and such. I have posted what I learned in this thread : http://www.gnutellaforums.com/tips-t...tml#post278195

To add to my post, if you see a mov file that is about 2000KB or less, stay away from it. it's usually porn, with some 'gifts' attached.

To block a lot of child porn, use your filter option to block words such as "pthc", "hussyfan", "bibcam", "pedo", and "r@ygold" (an actual distributer). These are code terms for child porn, probably used to make searching easier.
For more comprehensive, yet plain english tutorials, see these links. You'll be an exoert within a few minutes.

MOST EXCELLENT:
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/open-d...tml#post146913

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/downlo...html#post60217

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/limewi...tml#post226349

Good luck

[Kangabut]

Ehh that's disgusting, does anyone remember Winmx?
It had so many child porn chatrooms it just wasn't funny.

[Norm29]

Was it a .mov file that is 1,040 kb? if so, you downloaded a file that has probably a million different names. Stay away from .mov files. the same thing happend to me.

[God]

Originally Posted by darbea

To block a lot of child porn, use your filter option to block words such as "pthc", "hussyfan", "bibcam", "pedo", and "r@ygold" (an actual distributer). These are code terms for child porn, probably used to make searching easier.

If "r@ygold" is an actual distributer, then why doesn't he get tracked down via IP address and taken to jail or at least a mental health facility??

[darbea]

Originally Posted by God

If "r@ygold" is an actual distributer, then why doesn't he get tracked down via IP address and taken to jail or at least a mental health facility??

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Don't know... That name is probably just a handle... as for tracing, my guess id that he's proxied, annonomously, and untraceable. These files could also be comming from others who have dl'd his stuff, and now uploading - I don't know

[Underslunky]

Originally Posted by darbea

If you don't know what you are downloading, you are being careless. There are quite a few posts throughout the forums regarding hoax files and such. I have posted what I learned in this thread : http://www.gnutellaforums.com/tips-t...tml#post278195

To add to my post, if you see a mov file that is about 2000KB or less, stay away from it. it's usually porn, with some 'gifts' attached.

To block a lot of child porn, use your filter option to block words such as "pthc", "hussyfan", "bibcam", "pedo", and "r@ygold" (an actual distributer). These are code terms for child porn, probably used to make searching easier.
For more comprehensive, yet plain english tutorials, see these links. You'll be an exoert within a few minutes.

MOST EXCELLENT:
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/open-d...tml#post146913

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/downlo...html#post60217

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/limewi...tml#post226349

Good luck

Yeah unfortunatley this dosent work if the item being downloaded dosent fall into an adult catagorie. If it is hidden by callling it by a mundane name then it is undetectable.

I downloaded a cartoon for my children and my wife checked it out and it was H/C porn! But it was in the childrens genre and named something mundane like kiddies cartoons.

One of the best features on limewire is the preview button. Just allow the file to download a few percent and then highlight it and press preview. It will show you the file up to however much has been downloaded. Then you can choose whether to carry on downloading or cancel.

[Underslunky]

I didnt know that

[drgsldr69]

Originally Posted by tash_g

unfortunatley prewiew is not realy a safe option either once you start downloading there is now evidance of what the download contains stored on your hard drive even if you delete it its still there deep down inside your system we cant find it but the authorities can and you to could be prosicuted for such a crime the law stated possesion is illegle so if your hard drive were to be tarnished but such a download you could end up in some strife be very carefull!!!!! use the bitzi site to check your downloads BEFORE you comence downloading i would hate to hear that a persion who accidently downloaded such material got arested instead of the actual persion sharing or distributing and even storing the crap wasn't.......

I'm sad to say there is NO way to protect yourself from accidently downloading them other then not downloading any videos pr pics. Or, in the case of programs and viruses, to not downlod them!

I found that out the HARD way. i quit downloading pics cause well they just downloaded to fast to make sure they was what i wanted and i DID end up in prison for pictures that was downloaded to my PARENTS computer.

I have found that trying to download any kind of movie or photo you never know exacdtly what you are going ot get. and reporting the ip addy's of people that IS spreading the child porn does absolutley nothing. I should know before i was BUSTED I reported 3 different sites AND over 500 ip address's all they did was bust me for having it on my computer!!!!!!!

cause everytime i ended up downloading something of a child porn nature or anything similar to it i reported the ip of the person i got it from! lets just say now i just fry that person's IP address to where they cant share ANYTHING.

there is also NO way to stop it since it IS peer to peer! considering there will always be a TON of people uploading and downloading them. and you can and never will weed out ALL the people hosting them. Believe me I wish you could. the only way i can think of being able to do that is to get a LARGE group of hackers together and have them actually go out seraching for the garbage and frying the WHOLE systems of ANYONE sharing them. but then again that would nail regular people with it on thier systems and not knowing it. I have already found a few virsues that create a folder you can't see in your windows explorer (but limewire does see it) even with it set to show hidden files and folders that folder is STILL invisible. and it is always FULL of movie files most of which ARE child porn and other things.