Rick Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 I was just sitting around so I decided to do a little research into what exactly comes bundled with Kazaa. The little app that they put in is disturbing. Brilliant Digital Entertainment teamed up with Sharman Networks to put their little add "sleeper" on your computer for later use. What this thing does is wait until your computer is idle and it then uses your computer bandwidth to power a huge network. It has the ability to turn on your computer without your knowing.. And guess what...it's right there in the 2,644 TOS so you can't say they didn't tell you this! Did you take the time to read it? Well, who reads any of them anyway and this one...you would need a lawyer to go through it with you! Here are a couple of sites with good resources on this:ZD Net ArticleHow to get rid of the spywareWhat about Kazaa Lite?I thought so too, but it turns out that Diet Kazaa, Kazaa lite etc. still have some spyware ... my advice: use something else!I found This article on Wired News about the development of Kazaa Lite and it appears that it is indeed spyware free. Crispy, I have a feeling that you probably switched from Kazaa to Kazaa lite like most ppl do and some stuff was left behind from Kazaa. But I would like to see what you are talking about...I say don't believe everything that I breath! HeheAnd that's about enough for now.Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted December 22, 2002 Author Share Posted December 22, 2002 Hey Rick...looks like you put a lot into this post..I'm gonna post again so it'll go back to the top of the new posts.You don't have to thank me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewdatrip Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Hey Rick...looks like you put a lot into this post..I'm gonna post again so it'll go back to the top of the new posts.You don't have to thank meHAAHAHA.. Good work mate....And interesting read =Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSNwar Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Okay ... Okay ...back to the top again, he he.xper is going to shoot us. w00t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidWing68 Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 i'm done with all and any versions of kazaa now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThA_FiLeR Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 Solution:Get one of the following:DC++GrabIt (any news article graber'll do)E-MuleBlubster(MP3 goddatabase )Have Fun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FthrJACK Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 kazza is evil!Odd that its the most downloaded P2P program out there, but then a lot of that is down to word of mouth by the usual PC noobs, people buy their first pc and go install a heap of spyware (sorry, kazaa) on their machine and then wonder why it runs like a slug. I was playing in a game of 1942 and this guy was whining about his ping, turned out he had gator, kazaa and a whole load of other garbage in his machine, he wouldnt acept it was the cause of his ping, and laughed at us when we where all telling him his pc is full of spyware, i think thats one of the reasons. People arent clued up about spyware or how bad it is, some just say "oh well theres nothing on my pc to spy on" and leave it at that, IDIOTS Theres nothing more stupid than people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil_666 Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 All Kazaa etc do is use your connection speed to keep the connection open so if he had all them proggys open then that would cause alot of lag on his game. and if he has a 56k then lord help him!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashDump Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 FthrJACK,You say it sooo eloquently w00t Theres nothing more stupid than people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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