Chapter 7: Protecting Your Computer

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In any country there are people who have to die. They are the sacrifices any nation has to make to achieve law and order.

—Idi Amin Dada

Overview

One of the biggest problems with file sharing is keeping your IP address private so organizations like the RIAA can’t find and sue you. The second biggest problem with file sharing is keeping your computer safe. Not only do you have to worry about downloading bogus MP3 files that contain static or verbal insults, urging you to buy music legally, but you also have to worry about the more insidious files you might download by mistake: viruses, worms, Trojan horses, pop-up ads, and spyware.

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