Re: kazaagold

From: Robert Moir (bofh_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:07:40 -0000

Diane Warburton wrote:
> I have downloaded kazaagold but get the message "page
> cannot be displayed". I contacted kazaa support who
> suggested removing firewall and antivirus in order to
> access, but how safe would this be?

Well as you've presumably already installed Kazaa to get this error, trust
me, anything else you do now could not possibly increase the risk to your
system from that.

Oh. But if you want an answer anyway, their suggestion is totally and
utterly ridiculous. Much like their spyware riddled virus distribution
software.. er.. sorry i mean peer to peer file sharing software. 

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