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attacks on peer-2-peer networks

Many peer-to-peer networks are under constant attack by people with a variety of motives.

Examples include:

  • poisoning attacks (e.g. providing files whose contents are different from the description)
  • polluting attacks (e.g. inserting "bad" chunks/packets into an otherwise valid file on the network)
  • freeloaders (Sometimes known as 'Leechers') (users or software that make use of the network without contributing resources to it)
  • insertion of viruses to carried data (e.g. downloaded or carried files may be infected with viruses or other malware)
  • malware in the peer-to-peer network software itself (e.g. distributed software may contain spyware)
  • denial of service attacks (attacks that may make the network run very slowly or break completely)
  • filtering (network operators may attempt to prevent peer-to-peer network data from being carried)
  • identity attacks (e.g. tracking down the users of the network and harassing or legally attacking them)
  • spamming (e.g. sending unsolicited information across the network- not necessarily as a denial of service attack)

Almost all attacks can be defeated or controlled by installing good anti-virus and anti-spyware/adware software. This way whenever you download a file, it is automatically detected by the software before you open it, or before it is finally saved to disk.

 
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