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   "Jedar Elman Felix"  wrote in message   
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   > > Hi, I recently attempted to download some anime through a torrent site.   
   I   
   > > succeeded in downloading one episode but when I was done I ran an   
   ad-aware,   
   > > spybot, and antivirus scan of my computer and a lot of nasty stuff came   
   up.   
   > > I'm not sure if it was a result of the torrent download, but I need to   
   ask:   
   > > How safe is torrent downloading?  Is what I encountered a common   
   occurrance?   
   >   
   > That depends...  There's several clients that are used to DL torrents,   
   > it also depends on where you grab it from, as many of those little ads   
   > you see for things in the margins actually contain little bots that   
   > install spyware on your system..  Torrent DLing in and of itself is   
   > quite safe unless a virus is actually embedded in what you DL, which   
   > really would be self-defeating as the person seeding would be infected   
   > as well...   
   >   
   > More than likely, if it was in fact from the torrent DLing, it would   
   > be from the websire you found the torrent files at, or from your   
   > client.  I myself use the one called ABC (   
   > http://pingpong-abc.sourceforge.net/ ) it's freeware, and very slick.   
   > not alot of fancy dan features that'll never be used.   
   >   
   > Hope this was of some help :)   
   >   
   > Jeddar   
      
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