[Am-info] File Sharing Programs Contain Trojan

[Fred A. Miller]

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File Sharing Programs Contain Trojan

Three file sharing software products, LimeWire, Grokster and KaZaA,
have been found to contain W32.DIDer, a Trojan horse program that
tracks users' web surfing habits without their permission.  The Trojan
was evidently part of an advertising program that came bundled with
the free software.  All three companies have posted new versions of
their software.

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8335745.html?tag=prntfr
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,49430,00.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23532.html
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/01/04/spy.software.ap/index.html

[Editor's (Schultz) Note: Programs such as KaZaA are controversial, as
they are so often used for Warez, distribution of indecent materials,
etc., and, additionally, because they can bypass perimeter security.
Where I work these kinds of programs are illegal.  I find it ironic
that now a Trojan has been found in some of these programs.  Is the
real problem the Trojan or the use of these programs in the first
place?]

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Fred A. Miller
Systems Administrator
Cornell Univ. Press Services
fm@cupserv.org

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