Altough it seems to be that this article on TheRegister is just a pagefiller, it might be good to know for 'newbies' that heard about the spy and adware stories that are going around about the filesharing networks.
TheRegister reports in the newsposting that Morpheus itself is safe, there is no danger in using and installing the software, but users should be carefull when downloading certain filetypes.
Morpheus, the music and file-sharing application, is free of malicious code - although individual downloaded files carried by the service may be contaminated. |
According to recent Usenet reports some people were infected with Nimda worm variants after using the MusicCity Morpheus.
According to Morpheus, individual downloaded files, rather than the software application itself (which would present a far greater risk), are responsible for any problems.
"It is not possible for the virus to be in a program that is downloaded from Morpheus," said Kelly O'Neil, a spokeswoman for StreamCast Networks, which provides the technology behind MusicCity Morpheus. "However It is a possibility that a user could have downloaded a file using Morpheus and that user created file could have a virus."
It's a shame that there are still people that are able to use this software but don't know how to use it safely. A good virussscan and a firewall is preferable but the best protection is still common sense...
Source: TheRegister.co.uk
