Is limewire safe to download?

I wanted to download limewire, but I keep hearing that limewire might get some viruses in your computer, and that it also makes your computer slower. I want to know whether this is true or not... I also heard it might be safe if you had AntiVirus protection... How do u get AntiVirus protection? So what are some things you can and shouldn't download from limewire... Is there a way to make limewire safe? So is it possible that there might be a virus hidden in a song/MP3 format? Are there any other safe websites like limewire? Do the songs have to be a certain size to download them?

Can you also tell me more facts about limewire... just to be safe...and the final question is...

SHould I download it?

Is limewire safe to download?internet security

You could get a virus from limewire, but you could get one from just about anywhere on the net. You have to be careful of what you download. I do not recommend downloading anything but music, and then choose your music carefully, go to the top, make sure its the one thats been downloaded the most times, and only mp3 files, (all this will make sense when you download it and look at it) and make sure the music files are large enough to merit being a full song, like in the thousands (kb's). All this info is in columns for each song, you'll see. If you do that, odds are you'll never get a virus from them. I've used it for years. A good free antivirus is avast, go to www.avast.com and choose the free home version. Also, you need spyware protection from limewire, they do have spyware, but its just a harmless nuisance. www.adaware.com for that. Limewire is fun you just have to use it with some caution.