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David Heath
Thursday, 11 March 2010 18:03
LimeWire has integrated AVG anti-virus / anti-spyware protection into LimeWire Pro.
One of the big problems with peer-to-peer file distribution systems is that one is never sure of the integrity of the files being received. Do they contain malware? Viruses? Are they indeed what they claim to be?
AVG and LimeWire, the world's leading provider of peer-to-peer networking applications have combined forces to address two of those concerns.
With the new LimeWire Pro client software, a user's PC will not play media content or execute a downloaded program until it has been fully scanned and verified by the inbuilt AVG engine.
Clearly, the client PC is the only place that such scanning can occur in this hugely distributed ad hoc architecture.
This is a timely reminder that peer-to-peer file distribution networks are responsible for large amounts of LEGAL material being transferred between computers. For instance, most Linux builds are distributed in this way.
"Peer-to-peer networks have come a long way. People are using peer-to-peer networks to share files and documents, and we are pleased to be protecting them," said Rocco Donnino, SVP of Global Strategic Alliances, AVG Technologies. "AVG is committed to securing our online world, whatever it takes."
"It's great to see a peer-to-peer software solutions provider like LimeWire taking a pro-active approach to online security," said Lloyd Borrett, Marketing Manager AVG (AU/NZ). "Plenty of peer-to-peer users don't understand the security risks associated with some of the files they're downloading and sharing over the Internet."
"LimeWire is committed to providing peer-to-peer's best user experience and we are vigilant about user security," said Jason Herskowitz, VP Product Management, LimeWire. "We are always looking for ways to improve, and with AVG's seamless integration into LimeWire, we will be providing users with peer-to-peer's most secure technology."
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