RE: KaZaA

From: Brenna Primrose (ratsat_private)
Date: Fri Oct 18 2002 - 10:44:33 PDT

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    Why not just use something like KaZaa Lite or Diet KaZaa and get rid of
    the adware?  
    
    
    KaZaa Lite can be found here:
    http://free.hostdepartment.com/kazaalitetk/
    
    Use Ad-Aware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com and Spybot Search and
    Destroy from http://beam.to/spybotsd to get rid of the pesky
    spyware/ad-ware.  CEXX has some great info on these hostile applications
    which are bundled with popular programs: http://www.cexx.org/adware.htm 
    
    Brenna
    
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    -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
    Version: 3.12
    GSS d-- s: a-- C++ UL++++ P+ L+ E W++ N+ o-- K- w+ 
    O-- M V-- PS++ PE Y+ PGP- t-- 5-- X++ R- tv+ b+++ DI D+ 
    G e* h- r++ x+ 
    ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
    -----Original Message-----
    From: David Krum [mailto:frobnitzat_private] 
    Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 11:34 AM
    To: bugtraqat_private
    Subject: KaZaA
    
    I'm concerned about all the applications which utilize ie browser
    controls.  
    There are a lot of adware programs with little ads.  Some of these ads
    have 
    activex, java, flash, js.  Any one of these capabilities in the wrong
    zone 
    could be dangerous.
    
    My attention was first drawn to this when I noticed KaZaA launching
    popups 
    sourced from the local hard disk.  Surely these ads are running in the
    local 
    zone.  To use software that does this I have to trust them to audit the
    ads 
    given to them?
    



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