Carrie
11-26-2004, 09:09 AM
c|Net (http://news.com.com/CA+slaps+spyware+label+on+Kazaa/2100-1025_3-5467539.html?tag=cd.top)
November 26, 2004
By Dan Ilett
Peer-to-peer program Kazaa is the No. 1 spyware threat on the Internet, according to Computer Associates International.
Through its PestPatrol research, CA found that Kazaa posed a greater threat than other programs in its top five spyware list because of its widespread popularity. Kazaa claims that its software has been downloaded 214 million times.
CA gave Kazaa a high "clot factor," its measure of how much a program slows a machine by adding unnecessary registry entries and directories. However, classifying a popular application like Kazaa as spyware is a delicate matter, and CA admits this creates difficulties in attaching labels.
Full Story (http://news.com.com/CA+slaps+spyware+label+on+Kazaa/2100-1025_3-5467539.html?tag=cd.top)
November 26, 2004
By Dan Ilett
Peer-to-peer program Kazaa is the No. 1 spyware threat on the Internet, according to Computer Associates International.
Through its PestPatrol research, CA found that Kazaa posed a greater threat than other programs in its top five spyware list because of its widespread popularity. Kazaa claims that its software has been downloaded 214 million times.
CA gave Kazaa a high "clot factor," its measure of how much a program slows a machine by adding unnecessary registry entries and directories. However, classifying a popular application like Kazaa as spyware is a delicate matter, and CA admits this creates difficulties in attaching labels.
Full Story (http://news.com.com/CA+slaps+spyware+label+on+Kazaa/2100-1025_3-5467539.html?tag=cd.top)