Direct Connect

[Poop Dogg]

I've been using KazaaLite for some time now and had been discouraged
when I installed other P2P programs only to have them infest my
computer with spyware from hell and hijack my browser. But I just
installed Direct Connect and after scanning my system I am pleased
to announce that it contained no malicious components at all! I
really am amazed, especially after a recent fiasco where I installed
a turd called eDonkey. Just to rant...eDonkey is a fake - it is
not a P2P program at all, simply a trojan designed to trick you into
installing the spyware/adware/****ware/etc. it contains, plus it
will write itself as your browser's home page and if you change it
back it will go and rechange it immediately afterward. It pretends
to be trying to connect to a list of servers but never succeeds.
The eDonkey *******s even went and planted references to popular
documents on the web that would say you needed eDonkey to download.
Well, the files are fake...they are just a trick to get you to
install eDonkey!

[Jay T. Blocksom]

On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 01:23:44 -0500, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, "Poop Dogg"
<nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>
> I've been using KazaaLite for some time now and had been discouraged
> when I installed other P2P programs only to have them infest my
> computer with spyware from hell and hijack my browser. But I just
> installed Direct Connect and after scanning my system I am pleased
> to announce that it contained no malicious components at all!
[snip]

....that you've yet found.

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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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[jayjwa]

Poop Dogg wrote:
I
> really am amazed, especially after a recent fiasco where I installed
> a turd called eDonkey.

Ha! You go Poop Dawg!

Just to rant...eDonkey is a fake - it is
> not a P2P program at all, simply a trojan designed to trick you into
> installing the spyware/adware/****ware/etc. it contains, plus it
> will write itself as your browser's home page and if you change it
> back it will go and rechange it immediately afterward. It pretends
> to be trying to connect to a list of servers but never succeeds.
> The eDonkey *******s even went and planted references to popular
> documents on the web that would say you needed eDonkey to download.
> Well, the files are fake...they are just a trick to get you to
> install eDonkey!

I don't know about you's....but I don't think I'd ever consider
installing something on my box called "Donkey" <harr-harr!> Remember,
Donkey = Ass which tells you something about it right off. DoonnnnnKEY!!
Hee-haaaawww!!!


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Well Jay..there are no spy's other than the RIAA/MPAA and FBI on occassion passing thru on
PeerGuardian....but that is the only spying that happens, when one of a PG db'd rat
attempts to obtain your file list..As far as I can see as long as PeerGuardian is running
and up to date, you will not have much in the line of weasel's getting in...


"Jay T. Blocksom" <not.deliverable+USENET@appropriate-tech.net> wrote in message
news:nufgpvkih4etn1m29b8l4m70s64if0g1p9@news.rcn.c om...
| On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 01:23:44 -0500, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, "Poop Dogg"
| <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
| >
| > I've been using KazaaLite for some time now and had been discouraged
| > when I installed other P2P programs only to have them infest my
| > computer with spyware from hell and hijack my browser. But I just
| > installed Direct Connect and after scanning my system I am pleased
| > to announce that it contained no malicious components at all!
| [snip]
|
| ...that you've yet found.
|
| --
|
| Jay T. Blocksom
| --------------------------------
| Appropriate Technology, Inc.
| usenet01[at]appropriate-tech.net
|
|
| "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
| safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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