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eMule is a pretty stable/safe application. It has been out for years now, and since it is an open-source project - every single bug gets fixed almost immediately.<br />
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Anyway, back to the point. The are 2 potential threats that eMule can impose:<br />
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1) User can allow sharing of valuable information (done manually by user).<br />
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2) User can download malicious files onto the computer (done manually by user).<br />
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So here you go, if you trust your users, and they do have experience in computers, then with a descent ante-virus eMule is not a threat to your computer.
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eMule is a pretty stable/safe application. It has been out for years now, and since it is an open-source project - every single bug gets fixed almost immediately.

Anyway, back to the point. The are 2 potential threats that eMule can impose:

1) User can allow sharing of valuable information (done manually by user).

2) User can download malicious files onto the computer (done manually by user).

So here you go, if you trust your users, and they do have experience in computers, then with a descent ante-virus eMule is not a threat to your computer.

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Strange, I didn't get any points... Even though I provided 2/3 of the answer.
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Strange, I didn't get any points... Even though I provided 2/3 of the answer.

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den4b, yeah, sometimes it's strange how people aword points. Some times I'm working with a user and after 10-15 answers on the problem someone pops up with a minor comment and gets all the points. 
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den4b, yeah, sometimes it's strange how people aword points. Some times I'm working with a user and after 10-15 answers on the problem someone pops up with a minor comment and gets all the points.

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Hi,<br />
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During routine inspection of my users PC's, I found that one of them had eMule installed.<br />
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I know that there are risks associated to eMule, but how risky is this program ?? I removed the program but the user wants it installed again.<br />
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His answer was: nothing happened so far....<br />
<br />
Thanks in advance,<br />
<br />
Ernie25
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Hi,

During routine inspection of my users PC's, I found that one of them had eMule installed.

I know that there are risks associated to eMule, but how risky is this program ?? I removed the program but the user wants it installed again.

His answer was: nothing happened so far....

Thanks in advance,

Ernie25

EMULE and LAN risks

A vulnerability is a weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's information assurance. Vulnerability is the intersection of three elements: a system susceptibility or flaw, attacker access to the flaw, and attacker capability to exploit the flaw. To exploit a vulnerability, an attacker must have at least one applicable tool or technique that can connect to a system weakness, known as the attack surface. Vulnerability management is the cyclical practice of identifying, classifying, remediating, and mitigating vulnerabilities. Other vulnerabilities include security risks, security defects and constructs in programming languages that are difficult to use properly.