Hi,

I dont really get what you mean but if it finds nothing it downloads nothing i think.
What I was thinking is the P2P application will expect to be pointed to a folder or drive with items to share in it. I would expect it to either remotely scan or locally scan and report back over the internet.

This information would update some sort of index server somewhere or you guys wouldn't know what was available and where.

I suspect that the scan is local and the program searches for the shared folder/drive if it is not pointed to one. It will doubtless have installed with administrator rights. So, if you don't have anything to share it will search but won't actually download anything.

The tools already suggested should show you what if anything is being downloaded.

Unfortunately, as I don't know what P2P you are using I cannot check my theory any further.

Yes, safe mode is the way to scan, as you prevent a lot of nasty stuff from loading, and make it easier to detect and remove.