Foxy (P2P)
Encyclopedia
Foxy is a Chinese P2P software by Vastel Technology Ltd. Inc.(位思科技有限公司) popular in Taiwan
, Hong Kong
and Macau
. This software was treated as trojan
in antivirus software Norton Antivirus
or AVG for its file sharing. There may also be a malware Foxy. In Taiwan and Hong Kong news report of secret government documents carelessly shared through the share folder or setting of the software raised concern.
architecture. Foxy uses GWCs as bootstrap method for connecting its clients initially to the Foxy network.
The three foxy bootstrapping servers are GWebCaches with a modified Jums-Web-Cache Java engine: FOXY 1, FOXY 2, and FOXY 3. There is another GWC Beacon Cache Core 2 which is independent of the three. Foxy is known to use the Gnutella2 architecture for its network, while using a modified GnucDNA
core for its actual network management system.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
and Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
. This software was treated as trojan
Trojan horse (computing)
A Trojan horse, or Trojan, is software that appears to perform a desirable function for the user prior to run or install, but steals information or harms the system. The term is derived from the Trojan Horse story in Greek mythology.-Malware:A destructive program that masquerades as a benign...
in antivirus software Norton Antivirus
Norton AntiVirus
Norton AntiVirus, developed and distributed by Symantec Corporation, provides malware prevention and removal during a subscription period. It uses signatures and heuristics to identify viruses. Other features include e-mail spam filtering and phishing protection.Symantec distributes the product as...
or AVG for its file sharing. There may also be a malware Foxy. In Taiwan and Hong Kong news report of secret government documents carelessly shared through the share folder or setting of the software raised concern.
Foxy P2P's Gnutella(2) Origins
Foxy has been known to be based on the gnutella and G2Gnutella2
Gnutella2, often referred to as G2, is a peer-to-peer protocol developed mainly by Michael Stokes and released in 2002. While inspired by the gnutella protocol, G2 shares little of its design with the exception of its connection handshake and download mechanics. It adopts an extensible binary...
architecture. Foxy uses GWCs as bootstrap method for connecting its clients initially to the Foxy network.
The three foxy bootstrapping servers are GWebCaches with a modified Jums-Web-Cache Java engine: FOXY 1, FOXY 2, and FOXY 3. There is another GWC Beacon Cache Core 2 which is independent of the three. Foxy is known to use the Gnutella2 architecture for its network, while using a modified GnucDNA
GnucDNA
GnucDNA is a software library for building peer-to-peer applications. It provides developers with a common layer to create their own Gnutella and/or Gnutella2 client or network...
core for its actual network management system.
Privacy
It is unable to confirm the file originator. When a foxy client searches for a file, other foxy clients reply with a list of IPs who have the file. The IPs may or may not be the file originator, and there is no indication on which IP is the file originator, a relay, or a replica.External links
- Jums-Web-Cache FOXY多媒體娛樂搜尋平台 Foxy at the Hong Kong Encyclopedia at Wikia