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Damn Kazaa!!

Posted: 2004-01-03 10:42pm
by Trytostaydead
I have tried to wipe the adwares on my computer that ARE SERIOUSLY SLAGGING MY PROCESSOR SPEED... but each time I do so, each adware found is associated with Kazaa..

damn, this is pissing me off.

Posted: 2004-01-03 10:44pm
by Hethrir
Use Kazaa lite

Re: Damn Kazaa!!

Posted: 2004-01-03 10:48pm
by Robert Walper
Trytostaydead wrote:I have tried to wipe the adwares on my computer that ARE SERIOUSLY SLAGGING MY PROCESSOR SPEED... but each time I do so, each adware found is associated with Kazaa..

damn, this is pissing me off.
Get this program:

http://www.safer-networking.org/

It works like a charm on my system. I have no such problems with my computer. I highly recommend it. It's useful for removing useless and spying internet cookies, media player history, spyware, adware, etc.

Let me know if you use it and how well it does on your system. Given your problems, it may find a significant amount of crap to destroy. You'll enjoy hitting that fix button.

Posted: 2004-01-03 10:52pm
by General Zod
you also may need to go through your registry files manually and find anything connected to Kazaa. after that i'd highly recommend completely removing anything that was installed when you got Kazaa and uninstalling a new p2p program. like K Lite or DC++.

Posted: 2004-01-03 10:54pm
by Luzifer's right hand
edit: link removed

Posted: 2004-01-03 10:54pm
by Robert Walper
Darth_Zod wrote:you also may need to go through your registry files manually and find anything connected to Kazaa. after that i'd highly recommend completely removing anything that was installed when you got Kazaa and uninstalling a new p2p program. like K Lite or DC++.
Spybot also searches through the registry. It's found a couple of obsolete programs for me several times.

Posted: 2004-01-03 11:03pm
by Trytostaydead
Darth_Zod wrote:you also may need to go through your registry files manually and find anything connected to Kazaa. after that i'd highly recommend completely removing anything that was installed when you got Kazaa and uninstalling a new p2p program. like K Lite or DC++.
How do I do that? Sorry, ever since Win95 I lost all touch with whatever computer-speak I spoke.

Posted: 2004-01-04 12:06am
by darthdavid
On a whim i downloaded spybod s&d and it found a but load of stuff in there.

Posted: 2004-01-04 12:14am
by Robert Walper
darthdavid wrote:On a whim i downloaded spybod s&d and it found a but load of stuff in there.
A bit of clarification would be helpful. It worked for you, or it didn't?

Posted: 2004-01-04 12:29am
by Wicked Pilot
Try WinMX instead.

Posted: 2004-01-04 01:51am
by Vertigo1
Luzifer's right hand wrote:Check out *URL REMOVED* for older builds of kazza-lite(I prefer them)
You realize that the folks that run Kazaa are suing anyone that hosts K-lite and anyone that links to it....right? Just by posting that, both Mike and you could end up in court with big ass fines.

Posted: 2004-01-04 09:38am
by Luzifer's right hand
I removed the link, I did not even know that. though I was surprised that I could not find kazza-lite on www.download.com.

I removed the link because I don't want the owner of this forum to get problems with Sharman Networks Ltd. (I don't care myself because you can not sue someone for "big ass fines" where I live.)

Posted: 2004-01-04 09:52am
by Gandalf
Vertigo1 wrote:
Luzifer's right hand wrote:Check out *URL REMOVED* for older builds of kazza-lite(I prefer them)
You realize that the folks that run Kazaa are suing anyone that hosts K-lite and anyone that links to it....right? Just by posting that, both Mike and you could end up in court with big ass fines.
Why are they doing that, I would think they'd be happy that people are recommending their software.

Posted: 2004-01-04 11:23am
by Ignorant_Boy
Gandalf wrote:
Vertigo1 wrote:
Luzifer's right hand wrote:Check out *URL REMOVED* for older builds of kazza-lite(I prefer them)
You realize that the folks that run Kazaa are suing anyone that hosts K-lite and anyone that links to it....right? Just by posting that, both Mike and you could end up in court with big ass fines.
Why are they doing that, I would think they'd be happy that people are recommending their software.
Didn't Sherman Networks say it was because KazaaLite infringed on copyright laws or something like that? Go figure.

Posted: 2004-01-04 03:05pm
by Vertigo1
Ignorant_Boy wrote:Didn't Sherman Networks say it was because KazaaLite infringed on copyright laws or something like that? Go figure.
Thats it exactly. Kazaa Lite is the same software, but doesn't have the advertisements....which is how Sherman Networks gets their money.

Posted: 2004-01-04 03:55pm
by Keevan_Colton
Vertigo1 wrote:
Ignorant_Boy wrote:Didn't Sherman Networks say it was because KazaaLite infringed on copyright laws or something like that? Go figure.
Thats it exactly. Kazaa Lite is the same software, but doesn't have the advertisements....which is how Sherman Networks gets their money.
You mean the adware and spyware....
The only reason that shit is not considered a fucking virus is because someone is making money off of it, that ups it from virus to marketing strategy.

Posted: 2004-01-04 03:59pm
by SPOOFE
The only reason that shit is not considered a fucking virus is because someone is making money off of it
... And because it requires people to voluntarily install it on their system. You ever read through the Kazaa terms of service?

Posted: 2004-01-04 04:00pm
by The Cleric
People ever read the terms of service?

Posted: 2004-01-04 04:08pm
by Keevan_Colton
SPOOFE wrote:
The only reason that shit is not considered a fucking virus is because someone is making money off of it
... And because it requires people to voluntarily install it on their system. You ever read through the Kazaa terms of service?
Yes, there is the fact that most users are completely unaware of the crap that brings their computer to a crawl or reports thier doings home to momma, these are characteristics shared between viruses, spyware/adware and microsoft products.

There is also the matter of the legal standing of some terms of service statments....which in some respects are next to nothing.

There is the fact, most viruses also get in by the user running something voluntarily, usually believing it to be something else.

Posted: 2004-01-04 04:20pm
by General Zod
Gandalf wrote:
Vertigo1 wrote:
Luzifer's right hand wrote:Check out *URL REMOVED* for older builds of kazza-lite(I prefer them)
You realize that the folks that run Kazaa are suing anyone that hosts K-lite and anyone that links to it....right? Just by posting that, both Mike and you could end up in court with big ass fines.
Why are they doing that, I would think they'd be happy that people are recommending their software.
k-lite isn't operated by the same people that run kazaa. it's a hacked version that's ran by a third party with no direct connection. they're upset about k-lite being ran mainly because they don't make any profit off of it.

Posted: 2004-01-04 04:55pm
by Vertigo1
Keevan_Colton wrote:You mean the adware and spyware....
The only reason that shit is not considered a fucking virus is because someone is making money off of it, that ups it from virus to marketing strategy.
If you're referring to Cydoor, thats easily taken care of by aquiring a dummy DLL to replace it with. (deleting it will cause Kazaa to not function properly)

Posted: 2004-01-04 04:58pm
by Wicked Pilot
Just ditch Kazaa and get something else. Kazaa, like AOL, is for 14 year old girls who don't know any better.

Posted: 2004-01-04 05:04pm
by Vertigo1
Wicked Pilot wrote:Just ditch Kazaa and get something else. Kazaa, like AOL, is for 14 year old girls who don't know any better.
Like WASTE. :) Lets just say that for the RIAA (or your ISP) to see what you're doing, they would have to actually crack the encryption...which is VERY illegal in the US as well as many countries IIRC. (which they'll have to be very good at it since the encryption is generated by moving your mouse. :D)

Posted: 2004-01-04 05:40pm
by The Cleric
Vertigo1 wrote:
Wicked Pilot wrote:Just ditch Kazaa and get something else. Kazaa, like AOL, is for 14 year old girls who don't know any better.
Like WASTE. :) Lets just say that for the RIAA (or your ISP) to see what you're doing, they would have to actually crack the encryption...which is VERY illegal in the US as well as many countries IIRC. (which they'll have to be very good at it since the encryption is generated by moving your mouse. :D)
Damn, that's pretty heavy coding. Who has the time to do stuff like that?

Posted: 2004-01-04 05:44pm
by Dahak
StormTrooperTR889 wrote:
Vertigo1 wrote:
Wicked Pilot wrote:Just ditch Kazaa and get something else. Kazaa, like AOL, is for 14 year old girls who don't know any better.
Like WASTE. :) Lets just say that for the RIAA (or your ISP) to see what you're doing, they would have to actually crack the encryption...which is VERY illegal in the US as well as many countries IIRC. (which they'll have to be very good at it since the encryption is generated by moving your mouse. :D)
Damn, that's pretty heavy coding. Who has the time to do stuff like that?
Like programmers have any life :mrgreen:

You won't believe what people atually code int heir free time...