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Kazaa Lite: spyware-free version

Posted by Hemos on from the making-it-clean dept.

Pig Hogger writes "According to this VNUNET article, KAZAA-Lite, a new hacked version of spyware-ridden KAZAA file-sharing software is being circulated, sans spyware. The new, improved version has apparently been hacked by a russian programmer, as a matter of course."

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  1. Kazaa Lite by mikers · · Score: 5, Informative

    Been using it for 2 weeks now.

    Boy is life good without tons of popups.

    And my firewall hasn't busted Kazaa Lite doing anything funky either.

    Low popups, low funk, all good.

    yummy.

  2. mirrors by DanThe1Man · · Score: 5, Informative

    There are some mirrors at http://www.kazaalite.tk/ when kazzalite.com crumples under the slashdot effect.

    I'm at 50, so I'm not karma whoreing.

  3. as a service to those who didnt make it in.... by Brightest+Light · · Score: 5, Informative
    Here's the text.

    Kazaa Lite is 'spyware free' says creator
    By James Middleton [19-04-2002]

    Hacked version of file sharing software Kazaa users can now get hold of a hacked version of the peer-to-peer file sharing software which claims to be spyware free.
    Earlier this month Kazaa users discovered that the client software includes what is effectively a Trojan program which connects to another network called Altnet and taps the user's processing power and storage space.
    Brilliant Digital Media, the company behind the stealth peer-to-peer software, plans to activate the software on users' machines in the next few weeks and sell the resources to be used for distributed computing.
    But recently released Kazaa Lite software is a hacked-up version of the Kazaa client without the third party software or banner adverts.
    Created by a Russian programmer known only as 'Yuri', the illicit Kazaa Lite was developed as an alternative 'non-misleading' version of the software.
    Kazaa Lite has also caught the attention of Sharman Networks, the developer of the original Kazaa software. Sharman said that it will vigorously defend its rights but has not said that it will take legal action against Kazaa Lite.
    It would be difficult to block Kazaa Lite clients from accessing the Kazaa network simply because of the openness of the system which lets millions of users log on simultaneously.
    KazaaLite.com has reported over 80,000 downloads since the program was released and no interoperability problems with the Kazaa network.

    More info can be found at Kazaalite.com.

  4. How long will it last? by martissimo · · Score: 5, Informative

    According to this this article Sharman Networks is planning on taking action against Kazaa Lite...i figure it wont be long till their network wont work properly with the program (much like Morpheous).

    Oh well im sure those fun-loving Russians will fight back when it happens, should be fun to watch

  5. Re:wine by Osty · · Score: 5, Informative

    has anyone have any sucess running this under wine? since this is now the lite version, i doubt that it needs IE and should therefore work?

    "Lite" in this case means removing all the scumware from Kazaa, not removing IE (because it uses IE for content, and while you may think IE is "bad", it's not typically considered scumware). Thus, it still requires IE, and if that keeps the normal Kazaa from working under WINE, this version will be no different.