Foxy (P2P)
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| Foxy | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Vastel Technology Ltd. Inc. |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | P2P |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | https://www.gofoxy.net |
Foxy is a Taiwanese P2P software by Vastel Technology Ltd. Inc. (位思科技有限公司) and was very popular in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. The software was treated as a trojan by antivirus software Norton Antivirus and AVG for its file sharing capability.[citation needed] There may also be a malware Foxy.
In Taiwan and Hong Kong news reports of secret government documents carelessly shared through the share folder or setting of the software raised concerns.[1][2] The concerns begin to arise when online porn clips were wirespraded via Foxy.[3][4]
Foxy has been known to be based on the gnutella and G2 architecture. Foxy uses Gnutella Web Cache[5] 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[permanent dead link] 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.[citation needed]
