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Downloading from LIMEWIRE

seligehgit · 2009-08-08 09:27:37

Hi guys, I download music from Limewire but every so often with some songs a box pops up saying that they are acquiring the media rights and asking me do I want to run or save this file.My PC's AVG advises this is an unknown file and I usually cancel saving/running it.Are these files legitimate or are they viruses?Should I…

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08-08-2009 10:27am

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seligehgit

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Hi guys,
I download music from Limewire but every so often with some songs a box pops up saying that they are acquiring the media rights and asking me do I want to run or save this file.My PC's AVG advises this is an unknown file and I usually cancel saving/running it.Are these files legitimate or are they viruses?Should I run them to see if I can acquire the song?
Ta,
Selig

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#2 08-08-2009 12:24pm
Karl Hungus

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No discussion of illegal downloads.

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