It is standard in p2p software that uses distributed downloading to use cryptographic hashes (Swarmcast, bittorrent, MojoNation, etc)... largely to prevent such things. I don't see any mention of "hash" on their site: http://www.google.com/search?q=site:www.kazaa.com+hash&hl=en But, it would be ludicrous if they didn't. --- Andrew McClymont <andrewmcclymont@d-link.net> wrote: > I just found out a folder named "My shared folder" > under the KaZaA > installation folder. > > Inside "My shared folder" there were various KaZaA > installshield > packages (exe files). > > Now, the people at FastTrack promotes their engine > as a distributed way > to send files to end users. This is seen whe you > download KaZaA, you get > a little exe (500 k) that downloads the full KaZaA > client from one of > its users, I would guess, from the "My shared > folder". > > What happens if I infect the files under "My shared > folder" with a virii > or some trojan, every user that gets their KaZaA > client from my computer > gets screwed, right? And then, the victim himself > will be sharing the > KaZaA client infected to new victims. > > Just wondering... Have a nice day!! > -Andrew McClymont > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com
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