Is limewire illegal? Bad for computer and full of viruses?

i heard its illegal...and it gives you viruses?

true or no?

then, what other free way is there to put songs on my ipod? without limewire?

pls no rude answers!!

Is limewire illegal? Bad for computer and full of viruses?antispam

its what you download from it thats either illegal or infected.

software itself is legal and safe.

there is no such thing as free music thats legal.

Is limewire illegal? Bad for computer and full of viruses?avast

I'm not sure if it's illegal, or if it's what you download that's illegal. But it does have viruses. The first time I downloaded limewire, it automatically downloaded a worm onto my PC called Alcra-B or something. Basically it makes Limewire stay open FOREVER in order to spread itself to other computers. If you close it, it re-opens, and if you uninstall limewire, the can't find file window opens like every 5 seconds. Took me hours to fix.

DON'T USE LIMEWIRE. USE THE INTERNET.
Limewire itself is not illegal nor is it filled with virii.

What you get off of it is.

There is no legal way to get popular/new music for free.

There are sites that allow dowlloads of Indie, promo demo songs and the like, legal and free and no virii.
Limewire in and of itself is legal software. Its purpose however is to enable the sharing of potentially illegal content such as child pornography, stolen credit card info, pirated software and other copyrighted works.