thanks for the heads up....
did anyone notice the related artical Protect Yourself From Audio Adware
it seems this kind of junk is not that hard to beat though i havn't incountered this problem myself. i do dl and use windows media... now i'm prepared (i hope).

i have downloaded some wmv's that seem to use the license acquisition window in a legitimate manner so i'm not sure disconnecting is the answer for everyone especially if it costs us our ultrapeer status (i'll get there someday!!) everytime we want to hear/view a file.

still...i'd hate to see our network get choked up with yet more trash