Gnucleus


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· Origins ·
· Operation ·
· Research ·



Overview

Category:

P2P: Any peer-to-peer file swapping program, such as Audiogalaxy, Bearshare, Blubster, E-Mule, Gnucleus, Grokster, Imesh, KaZaa, KaZaa Lite, Limewire, Morpheus, Shareaza, WinMX and Xolox. In an organization, can degrade network performance and consume vast amounts of storage. May create security issues as outsiders are granted access to internal files. Often bundled with Adware or Spyware.

Similar Pests:

P2P

Origins

Group:

GNucleus.com

By This Group:

GnucDNA ·

URL:

http://www.gnucleus.com

Date of Origin:

January, 2003

Operation

Research

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  • Last Revised:

    October 14, 2004