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Other => General Topics => Topic started by: Luis on August 03, 2004, 10:37:51 PM
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I'm trying to download and install Kazaa media desktop from the Kazaa site and I get the: "Warning, there is a virus in your computer"
Has the Kazaa site been infected or is this a false positite?
Thanks in advance
Luis
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There'll be other answers along, I'm sure -- but given Kazaa's reputation for carrying all kinds of malware, it's a safe bet you really did pick up something you shouldn't have.
Others will recommend alternate (and good) sources for music -- but I think you'll find nearly universal agreement that you should stay the heck away from Kazaa and clean every trace of it out of your system.
Best,
Mike
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if you really want this filesharing stuff, go for shareaza, there's also a kazaa lite version (without spyware and stuff) but I'd still recommend shareaza.
It's an open source p2p sharing program..
http://www.shareaza.com/
Advice, before you install anything, have a look on google to make sure it's trusthworthy..
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Luis,
What MikeBCda said about Kazaa is quite true. Stay away from it and most of the music sites. The sites or I should say the people that share files at those sites have viruses etc in their shared pc files. Thats where your pc could contract a malware infection very easily and quickly. ;)
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What file is reported as infected? And what is the name of the virus?
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get iTunes. it is legal and virus free
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Limewire, Kazaa Lite, Shareaza (is ok, not a lot of music though) are all good. I think LimeWire is best though.
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I though Avast stopped viruses from loading into memory, and told you once it sees a virus sig on your system. So are you not safe to use the likes of kazaa?
and of course we all virus check files we download before opening :)
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There is no need to use applications like Kazaa. There are many websites where you can download music for free and all legally. For (almost?) all applications there is a free one that does the same. eg: instead of MS-Office you can use openoffice or staroffice 5, instead of the installshield creator you can use nsis etc etc.
Stop stealing!
I am sure you don't like it when your boss at the end of the month say to you: "Sory, no payment for you this month. Someone stole our products and now I can't afford your salary"
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Calm down guys...
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Luis.............PLEASE..........get rid of KaZaA!!!!!!!!!!
Please, do yourself and your PC a favor......... 8) ??? :o
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Stop stealing!
I am sure you don't like it when your boss at the end of the month say to you: "Sory, no payment for you this month. Someone stole our products and now I can't afford your salary"
Artras, this is just my opinon of course, but the way i see it, why pay for something that is overpriced? , i mean look at all them microsoft products, isn't that bill gates rich enough without ripping off (stealing) from everyone, people always say bill gates is a very rich man, well i should bloody hope so hes got everyones money.
I personaly would have no problem paying for avast! pro, sygate firewall, webroot products ect because they are resenably cheap, and are worth the money, but not Zonealarm, nortan, MS office ect ect because there all overpriced, there basicly stealing from me.
But i don't use cracks and stuff on programs because i can infact pay for them, the only thing i can't get is a decent pc because i can't offord to put myself in deat.
Calm down guys...
I don't think people are getting anoyed VIK, there just expressing there opinons.
Has the Kazaa site been infected or is this a false positite?
Its just plain crap, it puts viruses and malware on your pc, and you can now get fined if cault using it.
The only good one i have found that doesn't infect you in some way is Winmx.
--lee
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King Kazaa is in his death throws
Use www.shareaza.com or www.overnet.com
Yo, which is better openoffice or staroffice?
fined? is that a british thing?
Oh yea one more thing USE PROTECTION when using any p2p.
Protowall - www.bluetack.co.uk with
blocklist manager
Or
PeerGuardian - www.methlabs.org
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fined? is that a british thing?
Must be then, erm how to explain this, ok if you were to drive over the speed limit over here you will get fined money (lets say £100 for example), so its when you have to pay money ot for breaking the law, any clearer now?
--lee
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;D ;D I know what the word fined means, I was refering to being fined for using kazaa
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If you use Kazaa long enough, you will get fined but usually the fine is a computer that doesn't boot.
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If you use any filesharing application it is infact illigal, you are getting paid songs for free, there for stealing, record companies loss out and many pay hackers to virus kazza, i personaly couldn't care less about the record people, there rich enough, there has only been one person fined, but why take a chance when you have one clearly better which is Winmx.
--lee
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In Canada it is officially legal to upload and download music. If you are indeed looking for music Limewire is the best, I've been using it all day and have had no problems.
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Guys, like artras said stop stealing. get iTunes, or if you prefer even wal-mart online music store.
http://www.apple.com/itunes/
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Only stealing in the USA :P
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Ok, let's leave the question of stealing out of this then. The original point still stands, Kazaa is very high-risk when it comes to all kinds of malware you're likely to pick up.
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I read where RIAA has actually hired hackers to purposely mess up downloads and your computer. It gets hard to separate the good guys from the bad sometimes. If it is true, RIAA has lost the moral high ground on this issue.
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Use Shareaza/LimeWire instead of Kazaa. You'll get correct files at better speed and without any corruption. Also on Gnutella (Shareaza,LimeWire,BearShare) network there is much less viruses than on FastTrack network (Kazaa/IMESH/Grokster).
Or eDonkey2000 which is slower,but you'll get practically anything out there.
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Anyone here for a lecture ??? ??? ::)
NO! :P Didn't think so :o
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Does noone like Winmx here?? ???
--lee
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Sorry, I don't que is way to long, you can click to dl something and come back three days later to find that you are still in que. YUCK :P
Plus I am interested in the more obscure and anchient crap from the 20 and 30's and winmx doesn't seem to have alot of rockabilly and old blues.
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Then try eMule(ED2K Network). You may find really ancient things on it.
I even found over 10 years old trance music from Roland Brant on it :)
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yea, have had good luck with it
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Look........
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In the netherlands Kazaa is legal
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Limewire, Kazaa Lite, Shareaza (is ok, not a lot of music though) are all good. I think LimeWire is best though.
If you go into the network settings on Shareaza and enable Gnutella 1 (you may also have to force Shareaza to go searching for G1 hosts) you'll be able access to access all the files that you can through Limewire (Shareaza can connect to Limewire and BearShare hosts and share files with them) Shareaza also connects to eDonkey and can be used as a BitTorrent client. WinMX is something entirely different, hasn't been updated in a while but isn't a bad program for finding stuff that you can't find on Shareaza.
Also, it's not the actual program itself which is illegal but the sharing of copyrighted files which is illegal. (oh and btw, for the attention of UK users, the BPI - British equivalent of the RIAA - and I think FACT - Federation Against Copyright Theft - are trying to crack down on this, as authorities are across the EU, for the attention of users in the Netherlands)
It's rather like smoknig cannabis with a bong (outside the Netherlands :D ) Shareaza is the bong - perfectly legal to have one of them, I see them in market stalls all over Newcastle, the copyrighted files are cannabis, possession of which is illegal.
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If any of you guys are on any of these progs at any time can you see if you can find a track called "Swan Lake in Reggae" I think it's by the Katz or something like that its's a 70's song been looking for it for years, thanks :)
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SUSZANNAH
Are you sure about that title and the group?
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Here are the settings for Shareaza
Hope that helps. :)
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Well bob, it's definately a reggae version of Swan Lake, almost sure that is the right title, but not 100% sure of the artist, big reggae and Motown fan, would love to get that song!
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Susz
If it's available, you'll get it.