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Spyware in Kazaa, Limewire, Grokster

Posted by michael on from the comp.risks dept.

BigMacMike writes: "The San Francisco Chronicle (via the sfgate.com website) has a story that Kazaa, LimeWire, and others have secretly hidden software in their applications that track users' browsing habits." Not the first time. The corporate response is that they literally didn't know what was in these secondary applications that they were providing to be downloaded and installed alongside their primary program. Believe it if you wish.

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  1. trojan? by Jnxer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    http://www.limewire.com/index.jsp/trojan

  2. Re:morpheus by afedaken · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Since I've put

    127.0.0.1 ads.musiccity.com

    in my hosts, the pop up ads have disappeared... :-)

    --
    If there's a castle floating upside down in the sky, then there's a castle floating upside down in the sky.
  3. Re:Speedy by Legion303 · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Some cheese with your whine, sir?

    -Legion