Illegal downloading

[Darwinian]

First off, before you do anything else, go to http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/
and download PeerGuardian and set it to automatically run in the background whenever your computer is on to block bad IP addresses. (this is good for any file sharing program) After you download it, open it up from your toolbar and click the button that says "Allow HTTP". That's all you have to do, the program takes care of itself.

Secondly, unlike P2P programs, Bittorent does not share files from your computer, except for torrent files that you allow it to share. While you are downloading, you will also be sharing. Once you have downloaded the file and shared it 100% the file will automatically stop sharing. (you can make it share as long as you want, but 100% is the minimum) Also, Bittorent will only share files while you have the program running. If you don't have the program open and running (on the screen or on the taskbar) then nothing is being shared at all.

I have used Bittorent for a few years now and have had no security problems what-so-ever. I haven't gotten any viruses, or downloaded porn by accident, or had the police kick down my door. A good site for finding torrent files to download is
http://isohunt.com/