using Limewire

From general browsing of the web it looks like Java 1.6 really is an update for Leopard (10.5), not Tiger (10.4)

Example site: http://www.blogcatalog.com/search.frame.php?term=java1.6osx&id=0b22da8298732812076022894fb79505

Uh, again I don't know the details but on this forum I generally recall that running Limewire is bad news.

Hi there,

I'm not sure if this is "Tiger" or not.

Yes, 10.4.anything is Tiger, 10.5.anything is Leopard.

This application requires Java 1.6 or later...

Yes, Java 1. is NOT available for Tiger, Limewire no longer works on Tiger.

Do I need to update my OS X?

Yes, assuming you must use Limewire, you must update to 10.5.x/Leopard.

Stop using LimeWire. LimeWire (and other peer-to-peer sharing applications) are hotbeds of potential software issues waiting to happen to your Mac. Everything from changing permissions to downloading trojans and other malicious software can be acquired from using these applications.

Resist the temptation to download pirated software. After the release of iWork '09 earlier this year, a Trojan was discovered circulating in pirated copies of Apple's productivity suite of applications (as well as pirated copies of Adobe's Photoshop CS4). Security professionals now believe that the botnet (from iServices) has become active. Although the potential damage range is projected to be minimal, an estimated 20,000 copies of the Trojan have been downloaded. SecureMac offer a simple and free tool for the removal of the iBotNet Trojan available here:

http://macscan.securemac.com/files/iServicesTrojanRemovalTool.dmg

neuquin:

Although you are well advised to stop using Limewire, version 4.18.8 runs on Tiger and uses Java 1.5.0

😉 cornelius

HI,

Limewire = malware 😟

I just spent an entire afternoon reformatting a neighbors Mac to get rid of Limewire. I tried uninstalling the software..... impossible.







Carolyn

neuquin:

Try AppDelete.

😉 cornelius