RE: Re[2]: Kazaa?

["Nicko Demeter" <nicko () siterra com>]

Most likely your son's PC has a network mount to your PC and Kazaa is
scanning it in an effort to find mp3 and other files to share.

And yes, a component of Kazaa could and does look at remote PC's. You
use that every time you search for a file.

Nicko

-----Original Message-----
From: Christian Simatos [mailto:christiansimatos () freesurf fr] 
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 2:18 AM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Re[2]: Kazaa?


Hi all,

Thanks for the trouble. I appreciate the energy put into answering my
query. I probably was not clear enough in my description as it seems
none of the answers got me any closer to understanding.

Kazaa ins installed on my son's PC.
I know there is spyware included. I'll move him to KazaaLite soon. My
understnading of Kazaa's spyware is that is reports the activity of the
local user on the local PC.

What I don't understand, and this is documented nowhere in any faq, is
why my son's PC scans my PC. This is different. It means a component of
Kazaa would look at remote PCs. Any clue?

-- 
Thanks,
 Christian