- Kiwi Alpha
Kiwi Alpha is a
file sharing peer-to-peer file sharing application that connects to theGnutella andGnutella2 networks by use ofGnucDNA , and has stated goals of leaving a small resource footprint, and to be simple to use for beginners.Kiwi Alpha doesn't contain functionality such as media players, in the spirit of the "lightweight" goal. However, the application comes with two bundled pieces of
adware , such asSaveNow , which seems to contradict the small footprint goal. [ [http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/p2p/ SpywareInfo :· Is That Filesharing Program Infected? ] ] [ [http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/kiwialpha.com kiwialpha.com | Web Safety Ratings from McAfee SiteAdvisor ] ]Another statement made on the program's website is that "Kiwi Alpha does not require users to register and protects the user's privacy by connecting anonymously to the network". This is misleading, as the gnutella and gnutella2 protocols do not obfuscate the user's
IP address , which the statement seems to indicate.References
External links
* [http://www.kiwialpha.com/ Kiwi Media World] , Kiwi Alpha's homepage
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