Editing Kazaa (section)

== Bundled malware ==
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Kazaa EULA.png|thumbnail|right|300 px|The Kazaa [[EULA]]]] -->
In 2006 [[StopBadware.org]] identified Kazaa as a spyware application.<ref>{{cite news|last=Naraine |first=Ryan |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Spyware-Trail-Leads-to-Kazaa-Big-Advertisers/ |title=Spyware Trail Leads to Kazaa, Big Advertisers |date=21 March 2006 |work=eWeek.com}}</ref> They identified the following components:
* '''Cydoor''' (spyware): Collects information on the PC's surfing habits and passes it on to  Cydoor Desktop Media.
* '''B3D''' (adware): An add-on which causes advertising popups if the PC accesses a website which triggers the B3D code.
* '''Altnet''' (adware): A distribution network for paid "gold" files.
* '''[[The Best Offers]]''' (adware): Tracks user's browsing habits and internet usage to display advertisements similar to their interests.
* '''InstaFinder''' (hijacker): Redirects URL typing errors to InstaFinder's web page instead of the standard search page.
* '''TopSearch''' (adware): Displays paid songs and media related to a Kazaa search.
* '''RX Toolbar''' (spyware): The toolbar monitors all sites visited with Microsoft Internet Explorer and provides links to competitors' websites.
* '''[[New.net]]''' (hijacker): A browser plugin that allowed users to access several of its own unofficial [[Top-level domain|Top Level Domain names]], e.g., .chat and .shop. The main purpose of this was to sell domain names such as www.record.shop which is actually www.record.shop.new.net ([[ICANN]] did not allow third-party registration of generic top level domains until 2012).

In response, "clean" third-party clients such as Kazaa Lite (which also provided slightly extended functionality) gained popularity with Kazaa users. First released in April 2002, by mid-2005 Kazaa Lite was almost as widely used as the official Kazaa client itself. As it connected to the same FastTrack network, it could exchange files with all Kazaa users.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2002/04/kazaa-lite-no-spyware-aftertaste/|title=Kazaa Lite: No Spyware Aftertaste|last=Rojas|first=Peter|date=2002-04-18|magazine=Wired|access-date=2019-05-21|issn=1059-1028}}</ref>