Re: KaZaA - Bad Zone

From: Thomasat_private
Date: Wed Jan 08 2003 - 07:25:09 PST

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Also use http://www.dietk.com/

/Thomas

tonyat_private wrote:
> 
> Kazaa lite doesnt have ads or spyware.
> http://www.kazaalite.com/
> 
> PLUS it works great with Wine (http://www.winehq.com/) :)
> 
> On Tue, Jan 07, 2003 at 11:53:05AM -0700, David Krum wrote:
> > To follow up my mid Oct post:
> >
> > KaZaA is still launching ads in the local zone.  KaZaA was contacted 6 Jan
> > 03 via their bug report page.
> >
> > "Pop-up ads are being spawned from the local hard disk.  This puts them in
> > the local zone.  Scripts running in this zone can be harmful."
> >
> > I am now awaiting their response.
> >
> > To immunize KaZaA from this defect I have removed the permissions from the
> > directory it launches ads from.  This has a nice side effect of not showing
> > ads.  The directory to secure is:  %WinDir%\AdCache
> >
> > David
> >
> 
> --
> Cannot find nsabackdoor.dll. Please reinstall Windows.

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