# Frets on Fire

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frets-on-fire/441970>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 19, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frets-on-fire/441970 "2008-03-19T18:43:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frets-on-fire/441970/1 "2008-03-19T18:43:38Z")

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Am I exposing my computer to any spyware, malware, viruses, trojans, or any other kind of malfeasance by downloading, installing and playing Frets on Fire?

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**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frets-on-fire/441970/2 "2008-03-19T19:51:47Z")

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No.

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**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frets-on-fire/441970/3 "2008-03-19T20:10:22Z")

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From what I could see the program is Open Source, which means the source code is available for people to review. Some anti-virus programs were falsely labeling it a virus, but I assume they’ve straightened that out by now.