 Mp3 Rocket Pro, Is it Safe ? |
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 Jun 9 2006, 08:29 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 52 Joined: 19-February 06 From: Hampshire. uk. Great Britain Member No.: 55,747  |
I really like MP3 Rocket but now I'm worried that its not safe. Does anybody else use it ? Any problems ? I regularly run anti virus and anti spyware/adware programs and I'm firewalled. Is it still risky ? regards Leeboy |
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Jun 10 2006, 10:25 AM
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 Forum Addict Group: Global Moderator Posts: 23,296 Joined: 11-April 04 From: Chicago, Il. Member No.: 113 |
Even if the application itself does not contain spyware, downloading files from unknown sources can be extremely risky since these may contain viruses and other forms of malware, either intentionally or not.
Regards, John -------------------- Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one should be silent.
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Jun 11 2006, 12:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 52 Joined: 19-February 06 From: Hampshire. uk. Great Britain Member No.: 55,747 |
Thanks John.
Am I safe if I scan anything I download before I open or play files ? regards Lee |
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Jul 11 2006, 06:23 AM
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I've been on mp3 Rocket Pro for 7 months. I also have a firewall & antivirus, as well as webroot spysweeper, windowscare advanced, and spyware blaster. I always download to the 1 (and only) folder that I share, then scan it w/Norton, then import 'em to the media player and quickly shut the shared folder. I haven't had any problems (knockonwood) but I would never recommend doing p2p for anyone else. I'm hopelessly addicted to music & so far I have nothing but love for rocket pro. Is it smart? No. Is it safe? Probably not. Is it legal? Well, my lawyer (who is also my brother) said "Sort of". But I noticed when I was on his computer that he gets his music from Napster. Fear not- I won't come crying to you all & expect sympathy when my computer is ill or I get charged with piracy.
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Jul 18 2006, 03:29 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 18-July 06 Member No.: 76,853 |
QUOTE(percypape @ Jul 11 2006, 07:23 AM)  I've been on mp3 Rocket Pro for 7 months. I also have a firewall & antivirus, as well as webroot spysweeper, windowscare advanced, and spyware blaster. I always download to the 1 (and only) folder that I share, then scan it w/Norton, then import 'em to the media player and quickly shut the shared folder. I haven't had any problems (knockonwood) but I would never recommend doing p2p for anyone else. I'm hopelessly addicted to music & so far I have nothing but love for rocket pro. Is it smart? No. Is it safe? Probably not. Is it legal? Well, my lawyer (who is also my brother) said "Sort of". But I noticed when I was on his computer that he gets his music from Napster. Fear not- I won't come crying to you all & expect sympathy when my computer is ill or I get charged with piracy. I've had mp3 rocket pro for awhile with no problems. Unfortunately their support is less than minimal. I have lost the exe file for the pro version - on old computer which is gone, have asked Support for it again, with no response and apparently, th eonly way I can get it is to pay for it again. They do not offer it as a member (re)download on log in. Service is LOUSY. All I get is an email from "Amy" or "heather" saying "thanks for visiting our mp3 rocket.." |
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 May 22 2008, 08:07 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 22-May 08 Member No.: 210,533 |
QUOTE(Maria3a @ Jul 18 2006, 04:29 PM) I've had mp3 rocket pro for awhile with no problems. Unfortunately their support is less than minimal. I have lost the exe file for the pro version - on old computer which is gone, have asked Support for it again, with no response and apparently, th eonly way I can get it is to pay for it again. They do not offer it as a member (re)download on log in. Service is LOUSY. All I get is an email from "Amy" or "heather" saying "thanks for visiting our mp3 rocket.." That's odd. I've never had any problems with their support team answering my emails. Are you sure their replies aren't going to your junk mail folder? You need to make sure that you add them to your list of approved email addresses. I missed a couple of their replies before I realized they were being filtered by my spam filter. Also, did you know you can login to the members area on their website and reinstall the program for free as many times as you need during your membership? I know you said you couldn't, but I've done it numerous times and never had a problem. |
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Jul 9 2009, 08:40 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 9-July 09 Member No.: 350,204 |
Blah Blah.... I've Had Mp3 Rocket Pro for over 3 years and there is no problems with it. However there are a few things to look out for; 99% of the time never goto the programs tab and try to download anything such as games software or anything that pertanes to that tab unless you have very good virus protection and a rock solid firewall. This is the area I have had problems with the most (so just stay away from that tab pretend its not there and get your games and software somewhere else). Everytime I've tried to get something from there my antivirus immediately deleted it because it was a trojan virus. Moving on.... The program itself is exelent, once in a great great while you'll get a corrupted music file but thats only about .1% of the time so don't waste time scanning every file just make sure you have antivirus and your firewall is on. Any other questions I'd be glad to answer I use this program for hours and hours everyday since I purchased it 3 years ago
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Jul 21 2009, 09:29 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 21-July 09 Member No.: 355,574 |
QUOTE(sockness @ Jul 9 2009, 09:40 AM) Blah Blah.... I've Had Mp3 Rocket Pro for over 3 years and there is no problems with it. However there are a few things to look out for; 99% of the time never goto the programs tab and try to download anything such as games software or anything that pertanes to that tab unless you have very good virus protection and a rock solid firewall. This is the area I have had problems with the most (so just stay away from that tab pretend its not there and get your games and software somewhere else). Everytime I've tried to get something from there my antivirus immediately deleted it because it was a trojan virus. Moving on.... The program itself is exelent, once in a great great while you'll get a corrupted music file but thats only about .1% of the time so don't waste time scanning every file just make sure you have antivirus and your firewall is on. Any other questions I'd be glad to answer I use this program for hours and hours everyday since I purchased it 3 years ago I've had Rocket pro for a couple years with no problems. Now, it won't launch. I re-downloaded the program from their site, but still get nothing when I click to launch. Any ideas are greatly welcomed...thanks....Larry |
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Jul 23 2009, 05:40 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 23-July 09 Member No.: 356,094 |
Can you tell me it's a freeware or a shareware? Thanks man.
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Jul 23 2009, 07:38 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 21-July 09 Member No.: 355,574 |
QUOTE(eastmobiles @ Jul 23 2009, 06:40 AM) Can you tell me it's a freeware or a shareware? Thanks man. It's shareware |
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