Warez P2P
Encyclopedia
Warez P2P is a proprietary peer-to-peer filesharing service released in January 2004 that uses the Ares network, and offers a service similar to that of Kazaa
. Up to version 3.1.1, Warez P2P was a clone of Ares Galaxy
, created by Italian developer Alberto Trevisan, but since then has been developed independently by Neoteric Ltd.
and Gnutella
networks due to a better implemented multi-sourced swarm downloading technology, no spyware
, faster and more complete searches than other file-sharing programs. It also has chat rooms which are shared with all clients of the Ares network.
Warez P2P hosted on the warezclient.com website, is enthusiastically touted by the website as a spyware and adware free filesharing service, however some users report that adware
is present inside at least the free version of the program. As of December 2006, Warez P2P claims to be the third largest decentralized, proprietary P2P filesharing network with over 1.5 million simultaneous online users. With an arguably dubious name though, the future of Warez P2P remains in question as long as the RIAA
and other recording industry bodies increase legal action against P2P filesharing networks. In 2008 the developers halted production, seeing their support forum close to the public.
is free open source
software on which Warez P2P is based. KCeasy is also free open source software released under the GNU General Public License
that connects to the Ares network in addition to the OpenFT
and Gnutella
networks.
Kazaa
Kazaa Media Desktop started as a peer-to-peer file sharing application using the FastTrack protocol licensed by Joltid Ltd. and operated as Kazaa by Sharman Networks...
. Up to version 3.1.1, Warez P2P was a clone of Ares Galaxy
Ares Galaxy
Ares Galaxy is an open source peer-to-peer file sharing application that uses its own decentralized supernode/leaf network. It was spun off from the gnutella network in 2002, and is currently hosted on SourceForge.net. Ares Galaxy has a simple, quick access interface with a built in audio/video...
, created by Italian developer Alberto Trevisan, but since then has been developed independently by Neoteric Ltd.
Warez P2P service
Warez P2P claims that it has faster download times than KazaaKazaa
Kazaa Media Desktop started as a peer-to-peer file sharing application using the FastTrack protocol licensed by Joltid Ltd. and operated as Kazaa by Sharman Networks...
and Gnutella
Gnutella
Gnutella is a large peer-to-peer network which, at the time of its creation, was the first decentralized peer-to-peer network of its kind, leading to other, later networks adopting the model...
networks due to a better implemented multi-sourced swarm downloading technology, no spyware
Spyware
Spyware is a type of malware that can be installed on computers, and which collects small pieces of information about users without their knowledge. The presence of spyware is typically hidden from the user, and can be difficult to detect. Typically, spyware is secretly installed on the user's...
, faster and more complete searches than other file-sharing programs. It also has chat rooms which are shared with all clients of the Ares network.
Warez P2P hosted on the warezclient.com website, is enthusiastically touted by the website as a spyware and adware free filesharing service, however some users report that adware
Adware
Adware, or advertising-supported software, is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertisements to a computer. These advertisements can be in the form of a pop-up. They may also be in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during...
is present inside at least the free version of the program. As of December 2006, Warez P2P claims to be the third largest decentralized, proprietary P2P filesharing network with over 1.5 million simultaneous online users. With an arguably dubious name though, the future of Warez P2P remains in question as long as the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
and other recording industry bodies increase legal action against P2P filesharing networks. In 2008 the developers halted production, seeing their support forum close to the public.
Alternatives
There are two alternative stand-alone clients that connect to the Ares network. Ares GalaxyAres Galaxy
Ares Galaxy is an open source peer-to-peer file sharing application that uses its own decentralized supernode/leaf network. It was spun off from the gnutella network in 2002, and is currently hosted on SourceForge.net. Ares Galaxy has a simple, quick access interface with a built in audio/video...
is free open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
software on which Warez P2P is based. KCeasy is also free open source software released under the GNU General Public License
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
that connects to the Ares network in addition to the OpenFT
OpenFT
This is about the OpenFT file sharing protocol. For the enterprise file transfer software product, see openFT .----...
and Gnutella
Gnutella
Gnutella is a large peer-to-peer network which, at the time of its creation, was the first decentralized peer-to-peer network of its kind, leading to other, later networks adopting the model...
networks.