New Kazaa Version Includes “Skype�?; Takes Peer-to-Peer Technology Beyond File Sharing to Free Online Calls.

Sharman Networks Limited, distributor of the popular file sharing software, today launched Kazaa v3.0. This latest version includes the integration of Skype, which allows users to make free online calls anywhere in the world, using peer-to-peer (P2P) technology. v3.0 also offers advanced search capabilities and a free weblog trial.

“Internet telephony is a new frontier in P2P communications and a rapidly growing market,�? said Nikki Hemming, for Sharman Networks. “The inclusion of Skype is a natural extension of the Kazaa product and of peer-to-peer. As pioneers in the P2P field, Sharman Networks believes the integration of Skype – considered the best product in the market for Internet phone calls – will deliver powerful consumer benefits.�?

The ubiquitous banner ad has become the latest delivery mechanism for exploit code targeting a known flaw in Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer browser.

During a 12-hour window over the weekend, hackers broke into a load balancing server that handles ad deliveries for Germany’s Falk eSolutions and successfully loaded exploit code on banner advertising served on hundreds of Web sites.

“Users visiting Web sites that carry banner advertising delivered by our system were periodically delivered a file from the compromised site. This file tries to execute the IE-Exploit function on the users’ computer,” Falk eSolutions confirmed Monday.

The exploit (Bofra/IFrame) takes advantage of an IE vulnerability discovered and reported to Microsoft earlier this month. It is a variant of the MyDoom virus that launched zero-day attacks on vulnerable IE users two weeks ago.

The flaw, which does not affect IE users running Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), has not yet been patched.

Source: eWeek