A friend alerted me to a piece of spam he just received with the subject line "Can't Use Limewire? We Have Your Replacement"
It includes links, presumably to downloads of some sketchy software, at 20hugeupdates.info (the site is down at the moment). The domain was created on 07-Dec-2010 16:41:26 UT.
As an alert to Limewire users who were left in the lurch when the software was withdrawn due to court order, there is NO official Limewire replacement, and anyone operating under these auspices, particularly by spamming, is trying to sell you a bill of goods, and quite likely infect your computer with malware.
From the limewire website:
LIMEWIRE IS UNDER A COURT ORDER DATED OCTOBER 26, 2010 TO STOP DISTRIBUTING THE LIMEWIRE SOFTWARE. A COPY OF THE INJUNCTION CAN BE FOUND HERE. LIMEWIRE LLC, ITS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS, ARE TAKING ALL STEPS TO COMPLY WITH THE INJUNCTION. WE HAVE VERY RECENTLY BECOME AWARE OF UNAUTHORIZED APPLICATIONS ON THE INTERNET PURPORTING TO USE THE LIMEWIRE NAME. WE DEMAND THAT ALL PERSONS USING THE LIMEWIRE SOFTWARE, NAME, OR TRADEMARK IN ORDER TO UPLOAD OR DOWNLOAD COPYRIGHTED WORKS IN ANY MANNER CEASE AND DESIST FROM DOING SO. WE FURTHER REMIND YOU THAT THE UNAUTHORIZED UPLOADING AND DOWNLOADING OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS IS ILLEGAL.
Here is a copy of the spam:
