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Anti-Virus Protection for Kazaa Media Desktop

  • Kazaa v2.5 and above* comes with BullGuard P2P, default enabled. Read more.
  • Kazaa v2.1.1 and below* come with BullGuard Lite, default disabled. Read more.

    *To check the version you are using go to the 'Help' option in the main toolbar and select 'About Kazaa Media Desktop'.

    BullGuard is a world class personal virus and security application which has been developed for use with peer-to-peer computing.

BullGuard P2P

How to ensure BullGuard P2P Virus Protection is enabled:

  1. Click on 'Tools' on the menu bar.
  2. Select 'Options'.
  3. Select the 'Anti-Virus' tab.
  4. Check the check box next to 'Enable BullGuard P2P Anti-Virus'.
  5. Check the check box next to 'Scan files when download is complete'.

How does BullGuard P2P protect my computer?

BullGuard P2P is a scaled-down version of the BullGuard virus protection program that scans files you download and share through Kazaa Media Desktop (KMD). It can be set to warn you about viruses, quarantining and deleting files that may be infected by viruses when you download them from other KMD users. When enabled, you can set how often BullGuard P2P scans the files in your 'My Shared Folder' directory. Notification of suspicious files found will appear in a dialog window.

You may notice that your computer slows down during this because the files are being scanned, but it shouldn't last long. The scanning time will depend on the amount and size of your files in your shared folders. You can stop the scanning by clicking 'Stop'.

To choose how often BullGuard P2P Virus Protection scans your shared folders:
  1. Click on 'Tools' on the menu bar.
  2. Select 'Options'.
  3. Select the 'Anti-Virus' tab.
  4. In the drop-down menu next to 'Scan for viruses', select your preferred frequency (each time KMD is started, once per week, or never).

We recommend you also use full-version anti-virus protection for your email and Internet computing. Click here to download a free trial of the full version of BullGuard to protect your PC.

Automatic anti-virus protection

You can also help protect the files in 'My Shared Folder' by choosing how often BullGuard P2P automatically updates its virus definitions. BullGuard P2P automatically downloads updates to keep working effectively. By updating regularly, you increase BullGuard P2P's ability to identify new viruses.

To choose how often BullGuard Virus Protection updates virus definitions:

  1. Click on 'Tools' on the menu bar.
  2. Select 'Options'.
  3. Select the 'Anti-Virus' tab.
  4. In the drop-down menu next to 'Update virus definitions', select your preferred frequency (each time Kazaa Media Desktop is started, once per week, or never)

BullGuard Lite

How to Enable Bullguard Lite Virus Protection

1. Click on 'Tools' on the menu bar.
2. Select 'Options'.
3. Select the 'Traffic' tab.
4. Un-check the check box next to 'Disable scanning of shared files for viruses'.

What does Bullguard Lite do?

BullGuard Lite is a scaled-down version of the BullGuard virus protection program that can warn you if you have a virus in your 'My Shared Folder' so you can remove it. When enabled, every time you start Kazaa Media Desktop the files in your 'My Shared Folder' will be scanned. Any suspicious files will be identified and you will be notified via a dialog window.

You may notice that your computer slows down during this because the files are being scanned, but it shouldn't last long. The scanning time will depend upon the amount and size of the files in your 'My Shared Folder'. You can stop the scanning by clicking 'Stop'.

Also, every time you download a file it will be scanned before it is placed into My Kazaa, helping reduce the chances of your computer getting infected.

Read about Known P2P viruses

Click here to download a trial of the full version of Bullguard.