what to do

[devdatta]

what precautions b taken while using net and p2p in XP?

[dIgItaL_BrAt]

Use a good AV,Firewall and Anti-Spyware app.
That's it.

[drgrudge]

Nothing.

No Firewall, No AV, No AntiSpyware , No precautionary measure you need to take IMO.

Been using p2p since it has been around.. I have not been infested *even once*.

[dIgItaL_BrAt]

Originally Posted by drgrudge

Nothing.

No Firewall, No AV, No AntiSpyware , No precautionary measure you need to take IMO.

Been using p2p since it has been around.. I have not been infested *even once*.

but it's better to be safe than sorry!

[champ_rock]

i completely agree with @drgrudge...

u should knw what kind of a file u should download.. like a file which is very popular has very less chances of being infested with a virus... u should look at the size also. . for ex. some software which is about 10mb.. is shown as 50mb.. then there is something fishy about it.. dont download it..

[anispace]

yeah p2p is safe...according to my experience. Been using it since the past 6-7months and never got infected. yeah i agree with champ_rock tht u should know which file to download and how large is it etc. other than that its safe.

I have only Avast home edition and Zonealarm home edition(since the past few days) installed.thats it.

[sakumar79]

More important that AV and spyware, a firewall is more critical to avoid intrusion from hackers...

Arun

[go_gamez]

to be on the sfer side..use zone alarm total security suite ..
any way it also depends on which p2p are u using ...never use kaaza..thats full of spyware..u can try bareshare..

any way which p2p do u all use ??

[anandk]

best to use zass or any such integrated security suite, when on the net.

[samrulez]

Use a firewall and a anti virus.....keep the definitions up-to-date.....While using P-2-P s/w avoid downloading *.exe files......

[nil_3]

P2Ps are generally safe(especially torrents and Gnutella networks). I am using for the last one year without any problem. However, at browsing, there are some sites(like some crack-sites) where you can get infected with spyware. So "Use a good AV,Firewall and Anti-Spyware app" as dIgItaL_BrAt advised.