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Finnish Firm Claims Fake P2P Hash Technology

An anonymous reader writes "As reported by The Inquirer, a Finnish company known as Viralg Oy claim to have developed software that can create a junk file with the same hash as a genuine p2p download. This, according to the company, can altogether stop the sharing of copywritten files by flooding p2p networks with corrupt/junk data, which then spreads through the network, causing less and less of the original file to be available. However, with the resolve of the p2p userbase, is this software really going to 'beat all Peer 2 Peer pirates at their own game,' or simply prove a minor annoyance?"

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  1. They win by kesler · · Score: -1, Redundant

    This technology trumps all, they have finally killed all P2P and now they should just forget that P2P even exists.

  2. Already done by stoanhart · · Score: 0, Redundant

    how will this be different from the flodding of fake files already on P2P networks like Kazaa. Sure, the hash will be the same, but what "JHoe Sixpack" looks at hashes?!

  3. Found out about fake hash technology the hard way by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    When some dude approached me in the mall parking lot. Turns out it was more like fiberboard and harsh as hell.

  4. Re:Agreed by myowntrueself · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "I don't know how they are made, but I have listened to music that sounds pretty good, but after the 10th playing it starts skipping."

    Or maybe you have a bad hard drive?

    --
    In the free world the media isn't government run; the government is media run.
  5. I have already done this: by nother_nix_hacker · · Score: 0, Redundant
    $ md5sum 02_bel_amour_bel_amour.mp3
    fda9582ef957bfaafc3533 b8760446ba
    $ cp 02_bel_amour_bel_amour.mp3 new.mp3
    $ md5sum *.mp3
    fda9582ef957bfaafc3533b8760446ba
    fda9582ef 957bfaafc3533b8760446ba
    Nothing new here, move along please.....