Symantec Makes Kazaa Very, Very Grumpy

Filed in archive Companies on February 12, 2010

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Kazaa, now a legit $20-a-month music service, was recently flagged as adware by Symantec's security software.

"This prompted Brilliant Digital Entertainment, the company that operates Kazaa, to issue a special notice/consumer alert to its customers," writes TechCrunch's Robin Wauters. "And it isn't pulling any punches."

"[Some] Kazaa users with Symantec software installed were unable to use their music service because Symantec's security software flagged the Kazaa software as adware," the alert states. "While users of the service had never seen advertising on Kazaa, some of those who contacted us with their concerns were sufficiently spooked by Symantec's unilateral action that they followed Symantec's advice to remove the software."

"A cursory glance at the Kazaa website or a simple test of the service would be enough to prove that Symantec's claim was just plain wrong," says company CTO Emanuel Krassenstein.

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