If you are serious about protecting your security and privacy, as well as just keeping your computer from crashing, you need to steer clear of all P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing programs (such as Kazaa). Here is why:
Firstly, using P2P software is an excellent way to download a virus or other malware (such as a keystroke logger).
When I used Kazaa, I was running two different anti-virus programs that I was sure had the latest virus definitions plus the built in P2P virus scanning built into Kazaa. I also was running PestPatrol and Spybot with immunization turned on. Even so, I was pretty suspicious of anything I downloaded. When you choose to download software from a source you know nothing about, you are exposing yourself to much greater risks and even very thorough protection from viruses and malware may not be complete enough.
Secondly, P2P software is "free," but there is another price associated with it. In this case, the price is spyware and pop-up ad programs. Kazaa will not run unless you install a few other programs along with it. These programs, which serve absolutely no use to you, consistently will crash your computer upon startup. You will eventually have to use GoBack to restore your hard drive to the day before you installed Kazaa. Only then would you be able to start up your computer without it freezing up.
Don't subject yourself to these problems. P2P file sharing is just not worth it.
If you really don't want to give up your P2P rights, but don't want all the spyware that comes with it, try KazaaLite. It has all the pros of Kazaa and none of the hassle.
http://www.kazaalite.com/
Firstly, using P2P software is an excellent way to download a virus or other malware (such as a keystroke logger).
When I used Kazaa, I was running two different anti-virus programs that I was sure had the latest virus definitions plus the built in P2P virus scanning built into Kazaa. I also was running PestPatrol and Spybot with immunization turned on. Even so, I was pretty suspicious of anything I downloaded. When you choose to download software from a source you know nothing about, you are exposing yourself to much greater risks and even very thorough protection from viruses and malware may not be complete enough.
Secondly, P2P software is "free," but there is another price associated with it. In this case, the price is spyware and pop-up ad programs. Kazaa will not run unless you install a few other programs along with it. These programs, which serve absolutely no use to you, consistently will crash your computer upon startup. You will eventually have to use GoBack to restore your hard drive to the day before you installed Kazaa. Only then would you be able to start up your computer without it freezing up.
Don't subject yourself to these problems. P2P file sharing is just not worth it.
If you really don't want to give up your P2P rights, but don't want all the spyware that comes with it, try KazaaLite. It has all the pros of Kazaa and none of the hassle.
http://www.kazaalite.com/
