Risk factor of torrents

Division.Bell · Division.Bell #1 (**permalink**)

04-27-2008, 02:16 AM

Hello,

I was curious to hear if anyone has had any bad experiences, virus and security-wise, with their Mac as a result of downloading torrent files and using the various clients. I come from a background of PC's and, finally owning a Mac, am very sensitive about doing anything potentially harmful. Please let me know what you think.

Thank you,

Robert

CArmstrong · CArmstrong #2 (**permalink**)

04-27-2008, 02:18 AM

There aren't really any Mac viruses out in the wild. It's possible that you may download something nasty in a torrent, sure, but it won't really do anything unless you pass it onto a PC.

Kash · Kash #3 (**permalink**)

04-27-2008, 02:33 AM

I have never experienced any negative effects of using torrents on either Macs or PCs.

birdhouse360360 · birdhouse360360 #4 (**permalink**)

04-29-2008, 12:40 PM

i use them all the time and never had a problem so far.
knock on wood.

Division.Bell · Division.Bell #5 (**permalink**)

04-29-2008, 08:08 PM

Thank you for your help, the responses are appreciated!

Chimpur · Chimpur #6 (**permalink**)

04-29-2008, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by birdhouse360360

i use them all the time and never had a problem so far.
knock on wood.

Likewise...

Noxian · Noxian #7 (**permalink**)

04-29-2008, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by birdhouse360360

i use them all the time and never had a problem so far.
knock on wood.

3rd that, and unfortunately there isnt really any tried and tested virus scanners for the mac, so if we ever do have the problems that Windows computers have we may be in a bit of trouble.

Chimpur · Chimpur #8 (**permalink**)

04-29-2008, 10:01 PM

What about Norton??? lol!!!

Noxian · Noxian #9 (**permalink**)

04-29-2008, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chimpur

What about Norton??? lol!!!

More like LMAOROFLOMGBBQ

CArmstrong #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 25, 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA Posts: 116 Mac Specs: PowerBook G4 15" 1GHz 768MB 60GB	04-27-2008, 02:18 AM There aren't really any Mac viruses out in the wild. It's possible that you may download something nasty in a torrent, sure, but it won't really do anything unless you pass it onto a PC. "Excuse me, does this effectively hide my thunder?" - Tobias Fünke, Arrested Development
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Division.Bell #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 10, 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 53 Mac Specs: 13" Macbook 2.16 GHz Intel Core2Duo 2GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM OS X 10.4.11 120GB Intel GMA 950 (2007)	04-27-2008, 02:16 AM Hello, I was curious to hear if anyone has had any bad experiences, virus and security-wise, with their Mac as a result of downloading torrent files and using the various clients. I come from a background of PC's and, finally owning a Mac, am very sensitive about doing anything potentially harmful. Please let me know what you think. Thank you, Robert
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Member Since: Apr 14, 2008 Location: Tampa Posts: 81 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro -- 2 Ghz Intel Core Duo / 2 GB Ram / 320GB HD -- iPhone 3G Black 16GB	04-29-2008, 12:40 PM i use them all the time and never had a problem so far. knock on wood.
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Member Since: Oct 10, 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 53 Mac Specs: 13" Macbook 2.16 GHz Intel Core2Duo 2GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM OS X 10.4.11 120GB Intel GMA 950 (2007)	04-29-2008, 08:08 PM Thank you for your help, the responses are appreciated!
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Member Since: Jan 18, 2007 Location: Burlington Posts: 413 Mac Specs: See Signature	04-29-2008, 10:01 PM What about Norton??? lol!!!
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