Are you thinking of looking for free games, movies and music for your PSP? If you look in the search engines like Google and Bing, you can find millions of results. Unfortunately, not many of them are truly free, and those which seem free are actually operated by Internet-based mafia who are looking for opportunities to infect an unwary person’s PC with computer viruses and spyware. Once your PC is infected, they can steal your credit card number and even your entire identity. Not only could they use this information for their own nefarious purposes, but they could also sell this information to other criminal gangs.
So does that mean you need to give up on the thought of free PSP downloads? Personally, I feel that it is not worth the effort of looking for a free site. On the other hand, I also understand the challenge and thrill of discovering a real, free download site for free software and movies. To those who still feel the urge to continue on this path, here are a few tips to protect yourself:
- Before signing up to any program (and most of these download sites will ask you for your email address), prepare a throw-away email account with one of the free email providers like Yahoo, Gmail and MSN Live. Keep a record in a spreadsheet program like Excel or OpenOffice of which email accounts were used to sign up with which sites. This will help you to track of the few honest download sites.
- Make sure you download and install an internet firewall program.
- Next download and install a good antivirus software.
- Backup your PC
Even if you are looking for a paid membership site, you should still follow the four tips above. Believe me, you won’t regret it.
Some of you may say that people who look for free PSP game and movie downloads deserve what they get for trying to circumvent the intellectual property rights of the companies which make these products. I would counter with the fact that there are many valid business models where free games, music and movies are offered to attract potential customers. One obvious business model would be a company which offers an older bestseller in order to get someone to join their membership site. After that, they would upsell their members on newer games and software. They might even cut deals with legitimate game companies to recruit beta testers from their members.
Besides that, there are also many large online retailers which offer discounts on PSPÂ movies, music and games. One such company is Amazon. However, it is not the only player in the market. There are others, and many people search online to look for the best deals. Unfortunately, many of these price comparison and review sites, and even the retailers themselves, are sometimes subject to sophisticated phishing attacks. If you are not careful, and if you have absolutely no protection at all, you may find yourself handing over sensitive information like your credit card numbers to organized online criminals.