New fake / corrupt mp3 filter is out!

[mp3shield]

Most people in the file sharing community know by now about the corrupted mp3's that have spread around. It seems that most of the new/popular songs have been corrupted and seeded by the RIAA. You'll notice that the first 20 seconds or so of a song will sound fine, and then get garbled into a screechy sound.

Well not any more! Intoducing MP3 Shield (http://www.mp3shield.com)

MP3 Shield is a plug-and-play application designed to protect your music collection. It can rapidly scan vast MP3 collection for corruptions and automatically detects corrupted MP3 files while being downloaded. MP3 Shield integrates seamlessly into any Kazaa Media Desktop client to automatically scan MP3 files that are being downloaded and filter out corrupted songs.

With MP3 Shield you'll be able to purge your music collection from corrupted files, thus minimizing the spread of these files over the Net. In addition, you'll be able to detect when a file is corrupted before fully downloading it, saving time, bandwidth, and your frustration

MP3 Shield is not advertising supported, nor does it require registration, and no information is collected from or about product users. It is very small and easy to use. It comes complete with full install and uninstall, an automatic live updater, online help, and free unlimited tech support.

You can download MP3 Shield at http://www.mp3shield.com

http://www.mp3shield.com/sysscan.gif

[rainbowdemon]

I noticed this points out Kazaa Media Desktop. My question is will it work with the "lite" versions? If it does this could be a very good thing. I like K-Lite ++. But I really don't use it much anymore because all of the fakes are a pain in the ass!!

[NitnayLion]

I downloaded this,and I'm running it now. It seems to be working.However I have noticed that it takes a heavy toll on my CPU (Similar to PG). It did find 5 corrupted MP3 s . Scanned my file of 1500 MP3 s in under 5 Min's.
So far I would say its a good program.

[mp3shield]

Hey guys,

First, it only takes a heavy load on the CPU when you run a system scan. If you've scaned your system once, then there is no reason to perform another system scan, since the program will automatically scan your downloads and notify you if the download is fake / corrupted.

Second, it works with ALL kazaa clients (k-lite, k++, you name it).

Third, we're working on a brand new version 2.0 that will work for all p2p programs, well not all, just the better ones ;-)

Cheers,

Mp3 Shield Stuff

[rainbowdemon]

What if it's an riaa trap? With something like this, they could look at all of our hard drives. This started out as a joke, but the more I think about it............

[rastagard]

Originally posted by rainbowdemon
What if it's an riaa trap? With something like this, they could look at all of our hard drives. This started out as a joke, but the more I think about it............


Haha, you should be usin a firewall, that would render any spyware useless.


Since it resides on your computer the only way it could be used against you would be for it to call home and report what you downloaded and from where. Your firewall would detect that it wanted to call home and where home is. If that were the case with this program, it wouldn't last long.

[rainbowdemon]

I do have a firewall. It was just a thought. It's probably a good prog. My apologies to the writer for any offense that might have been taken.

[NitnayLion]

This version already seems to be working with Ares. :)

[RacknRail]

Originally posted by NitnayLion
This version already seems to be working with Ares. :)

I have yet to see fakes on Ares. Kazaa...well that's another story.

[NitnayLion]

I listed some of the tests I've done in this thread
http://www.unitethecows.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3774



Also keep an eye open for an interview thats in the works.

[mp3shield]

MP3 Shield Version 1.1 is now out!

What's new in version 1.1:

* Fixed stats; now counts DAT files as well.
* Added "Check for updates" in context menu, for manual filters update.
* Removed auto-update check; now MP3S will only check for updates if you want it to.
* Added update reminder, so every 5 days it will remind you to update your filters! This is important feature for noobies :D
* As always, updated the filters.

Get the latest version at http://www.mp3shield.com/Shield.exe (you might have to refresh your browser if you already downloaded it).

Cheers,

err0rsm1th

[Fister]

Is it open source?