Free LimeWire Pro is the world's most popular P2P file sharing program with over 200 million users worldwide. It contains no spyware, adware or other bundled software.
LimeWire uses the BitTorrent protocol and the Gnutella network to provide an unparalleled searches and download speed to the user. As always, LimeWire takes the security of its users very seriously and will never bundle spyware, adware, or viruses.
Since its release in late 2000, LimeWire Pro has in many ways revolutionized the way we share information.
While providing everything necessary for trading files online, LimeWire Pro also facilitates communication and personal publishing. The latest version of LimeWire Pro takes the concept even further by adding support for magnet links and Apple's popular iTunes music shop.
LimeWire is written in Java programming language and runs on any computer with a Java Virtual Machine. Installation packages are available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows and RPM format for Linux to facilitate installation for casual users. Mac OS 9 and its previous versions has been dropped with LimeWire 4.0.10 while Windows install version 1.5 of the Java Runtime Environment and includes a version of Sun Microsystems’ Java installer. It uses the SHA-1 and tiger tree hash cryptographic hash functions. This is to ensure that the download data is uncompromised. There were identified possible vulnerabilities in the SHA-1 algorithm because of the fact that LimeWire Pro does not rely on SHA-1 alone. The identified vulnerabilities do not adverse implications on the verification of the downloaded files in LimeWire.
