Attn: Kazaa users

[Ferio_vti]

Virus from KaZaA

http://www.canada.com/technology/story.html?id=BF5E0B95-B0E6-48A7-A7EF-DB9E26F80B6B

[HRD2PLZ]

uh-oh. Thats all we use on my computer. Suppose I should go home and run the anti-virus...

[2000impreza]

lol. any sort of file sharing program has some sort of trojan virus on it... there is a alternate version of kazaa called "kazaa lite". its suppose to be hack free... might want to search for that.

[Ed the SOHC]

yes, kazaa lite is good! no banner advertisments and no pop up windows

[Stratus_Power]

virus float around alot in Kazzaa.. i got hit once after using kazaa lite for 2 weeks.. but it was pretty damn easy to remove

[Ben]

Originally posted by Ed the SOHC
yes, kazaa lite is good! no banner advertisments and no pop up windows


Kazaa has tons of pop ups and adds, what about those shitty sound file ones that come on right when you sign on, and then periodicly while its running.

They all suck, but its a small price to pay

[infamous]

yeah we use imesh here....you get the odd pop up window, but i am glad that we haven't gotten any viruses yet from it

[redline]

it is not the pop up or the program, it is the shit you download that can have the virus :banghead:

[infamous]

ahh i see now.....so basically it isn't safe to download anything off of any programs onto your computer?

[Ben]

Originally posted by infamous
ahh i see now.....so basically it isn't safe to download anything off of any programs onto your computer?


:clap: :clap: :clap:

[Ferio_vti]

MP3s and video files are pretty okay to d/l. Zips and programs are the ones to use caution.

[infamous]

ahhh...i see now. thanks for the info!

[Ben]

Originally posted by Ferio_vti
MP3s and video files are pretty okay to d/l. Zips and programs are the ones to use caution.


Heh, then you dont want to download "Its getting Hot In Here.mp3" from my Kazaa...I downloaded it by mistake but never executed the file, it was hidden pretty clever I must say.

[infamous]

why would anyone want to download that song?? it sucks pretty big ass, and i think it's gay

[Ferio_vti]

Originally posted by Benny



Heh, then you dont want to download "Its getting Hot In Here.mp3" from my Kazaa...I downloaded it by mistake but never executed the file, it was hidden pretty clever I must say.

What's the catch with that file??

[Ben]

I havent run it personally, but from what I gathered it uninstalls your media drivers.

[Ferio_vti]

Interesting. How'd you find out about it??
Great to put on shared drives at Sait....

[redline]

Originally posted by Benny



Heh, then you dont want to download "Its getting Hot In Here.mp3" from my Kazaa...I downloaded it by mistake but never executed the file, it was hidden pretty clever I must say.

then it is not a Mp3. The mp3 standard has not been hacked yet? (it is only a matter of time) But what is popular is taking a .asf file and renaming to mp3. Cause most people use windows media player(or it is the default player) when you double click the file, it will play in WMP. Since media player plays mp3 , asf etc... it plays the file. the problem with that is an .asf files can contain scripts that can "do shit"

Lesson here is do not use media player but something like winamp that only plays mp3 and then the file just come with a error and you can delete and try again.

[lammer]

damn..oh well i use kazaa lite though..hope nothing happens.

[2000impreza]

i use winamp to play mp3's..... i've got a few hidden files before. didn't play on winamp so i deleted it.