Why p2p is dangerous

Peer to peer networks are dangerous, very less internet surfers know about it. Your computer is inviting hackers to invade. Let me explain briefly about p2p. When accessing the Internet, you access websites through an application known as a browser. Common browser applications are Internet Explorer, Netscape, and Mozilla. Peer-to-Peer networking, known as P2P, is similar in concept to a browser. It is an application that runs on your PC and allows sharing of files. Napster used to be one of the most popular peer-to-peer application programs, sharing MP3 music files, until it was shut down by the U.S. Justice Department. Today, favorites like Limewire, Gnutella, Morpheus, Bearshare, and Kazaa share center stage.

The concept of peer-to-peer networking is to allow computers to communicate directly with each other, rather than through a central server like a website. Once you have a peer-to-peer application installed, you can allow anyone in the world to copy files from your home PC. This can be a single file, an entire directory, or your entire hard-drive. If care is not exercised, your entire hard-drive, including any confidential documents, may be wide-open to anyone in the world.

Following are the reasons why p2p is dangerous.

1- It is illogical and unethical to share and download the copyright stuff.

2- When downloading a file, your computer may receive infected files.

3- Mostly p2p is used for pornography.

4- Spyware may spy your important data.

Above are common but if we analyse deeply then more we can discover. It is my advise be careful in using p2p environment on internet.

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