Computer Freezes With kazaa

[mrgoblin]

For some reason, when I go on kazaa lite, my comp freezes after a short while. I am stumped because i dont have any spyware or viruses and the same thing happens with shareaza. Im guess its my isp that is blocking it? What basically happens is my computer goes into a semi freeze state. I cant open any new programs or close the app. I can close mozilla or winamp etc. After about 10-20 mins it can come back. I tried power cycling my modem but it doesnt work. Any thoughts?

 

[drag]

something with your computer is definately borked, and nothing a ISP can do to you will cause your computer to lock up... Unless kazaa lite is a increadably crappy program and goes into freak-out mode and consumes your system resources when it can't connect to anything.

Did you obtain kazzalite and the other program from trusted sources? Maybe they have been fiddled with.

Maybe open up the task manager and see exactly what happens when you open up the application.

 

[Schadenfroh]

almost all of the kazaa lites out there now are bogus, unless you get the really old version of kazaa lite. Because kazaa lite was a copy right infringement, the name was never patented and many spoof kazaa lites exist now. They are just as bad, if not worse, than kazaa media desktop. Be sure to have winsockfix (incase your net connection dies) on your PC and run kazaa begone (best run in safe mode).

 

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
almost all of the kazaa lites out there now are bogus, unless you get the really old version of kazaa lite. Because kazaa lite was a copy right infringement, the name was never patented and many spoof kazaa lites exist now. They are just as bad, if not worse, than kazaa media desktop. Be sure to have winsockfix (incase your net connection dies) on your PC and run kazaa begone (best run in safe mode).

Please, take Schadenfroh seriously!

Neither one of us are here to cast judgement on the concept of file sharing. We will, however, try to steer you away from applications that are a threat to your system. About a year and a half ago, Kazaa Lite was an acceptable spyware-free replacement for Kazaa. Since then, Kazaa and Sharman industries went to court and won a copywrite infringement case against the Kazaa Lite name and its developers. That was followed up by cease and desist orders to the sites that offered the software.

I'm the guy who's curious though .... keep in mind that I have 2 systems completely isolated from each other. When I come across questionable software, I'll download it to my other system to see if its safe .... and if its not, what I can do to fix it. About two weeks ago, the safety issue about Kazaa Lite was brought to my attention. I downloaded a copy .... scanned the compressed archive (it passed), then proceeded to install it. My AV software went off, telling me that I had been infected with a back door trojan. Now, I'm pretty good at manual removal of malware related issues. However, in this case, I had my own problems. So, my solution ended up being the last resort .... I reformatted and did a clean install. (No biggie on this sytem since it has no valuable information.)

I will tell you this. As long as you engage in file sharing activities, you will be putting yourself at risks to exploitation. However, if you must share your files .... there are much safer alternatives to Kazaa/Kazaa Lite! The following list of programs are spyware free .... but keep in mind you can still EASILY be infected just by using their networks.

DC++
WinMX
Emule
mIRC (trialware, network is full of exploits of all nature. Not recommended by me!)

Let me reinforce that they are NOT free of dangers .... just free of spyware hidden in its software. Also, I don't intend this to be an "all inclusive list" .... just a few examples.

Ok, enough of the "history lesson" and back to the problem.

By all means, follow Schadenfroh's instructions. Print them out if you have to and DO THEM FIRST before you proceed with my own recommendations.

After running KazaaBgone, download, install, and update spybot S&D (If you prefer Add-aware SE, thats fine too). Close out all browser windows and then proceed with its scan. When its done, click the "fix" button and have it remove all those entries marked in red. This is also best done in safe-mode. Next, reboot your system, download HijackThis from HERE. Install it in its own directory like C:\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe. It doesn't work right installed on your desktop or left in a temporary file. Don't do anything else at this point other than save the scan results to a log and then copy/post the log into your next post. We'll take a look at the log and make sure we got rid of all your "nasties."

 

[Bucksnort]

How bout this question, how come when I cut my arm off I bleed?
kazaa=dope

 

[mrgoblin]

Originally posted by: DetroitSportsFan

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
almost all of the kazaa lites out there now are bogus, unless you get the really old version of kazaa lite. Because kazaa lite was a copy right infringement, the name was never patented and many spoof kazaa lites exist now. They are just as bad, if not worse, than kazaa media desktop. Be sure to have winsockfix (incase your net connection dies) on your PC and run kazaa begone (best run in safe mode).

Please, take Schadenfroh seriously!

Neither one of us are here to cast judgement on the concept of file sharing. We will, however, try to steer you away from applications that are a threat to your system. About a year and a half ago, Kazaa Lite was an acceptable spyware-free replacement for Kazaa. Since then, Kazaa and Sharman industries went to court and won a copywrite infringement case against the Kazaa Lite name and its developers. That was followed up by cease and desist orders to the sites that offered the software.

I'm the guy who's curious though .... keep in mind that I have 2 systems completely isolated from each other. When I come across questionable software, I'll download it to my other system to see if its safe .... and if its not, what I can do to fix it. About two weeks ago, the safety issue about Kazaa Lite was brought to my attention. I downloaded a copy .... scanned the compressed archive (it passed), then proceeded to install it. My AV software went off, telling me that I had been infected with a back door trojan. Now, I'm pretty good at manual removal of malware related issues. However, in this case, I had my own problems. So, my solution ended up being the last resort .... I reformatted and did a clean install. (No biggie on this sytem since it has no valuable information.)

I will tell you this. As long as you engage in file sharing activities, you will be putting yourself at risks to exploitation. However, if you must share your files .... there are much safer alternatives to Kazaa/Kazaa Lite! The following list of programs are spyware free .... but keep in mind you can still EASILY be infected just by using their networks.

DC++
WinMX
Emule
mIRC (trialware, network is full of exploits of all nature. Not recommended by me!)

Let me reinforce that they are NOT free of dangers .... just free of spyware hidden in its software. Also, I don't intend this to be an "all inclusive list" .... just a few examples.

Ok, enough of the "history lesson" and back to the problem.

By all means, follow Schadenfroh's instructions. Print them out if you have to and DO THEM FIRST before you proceed with my own recommendations.

After running KazaaBgone, download, install, and update spybot S&D (If you prefer Add-aware SE, thats fine too). Close out all browser windows and then proceed with its scan. When its done, click the "fix" button and have it remove all those entries marked in red. This is also best done in safe-mode. Next, reboot your system, download HijackThis from HERE. Install it in its own directory like C:\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe. It doesn't work right installed on your desktop or left in a temporary file. Don't do anything else at this point other than save the scan results to a log and then copy/post the log into your next post. We'll take a look at the log and make sure we got rid of all your "nasties."

Yes yes im not a total nub. I just want to know whats wrong as it has seemed to affected my bittorrent. I am very familiar with hijackthis and computer security is very important to me. Regardless to say I will be trying that winsockfix.

 

[imported_Salvatore]

Switching to Shareaza from Kazaa was the best move I ever made.

Well, maybe not the best move I ever made in my entire life, but you understand.