Website: http://www.aresgalaxy.org/ Software Provider: Ares Development Team Current Version:
Ares 2.1.2 Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista License: Freeware
Included another set of blocked keywords in chatroom PMs
MSN 'What I'm listening to' has an option in control panel
Adopted a better memory manager fastMM (http://fastmm.sourceforge.net)
Changed default skin loading behaviour (works with older skins)
Playlist menu pops up even without items in the list
Included latest arabic translation (thanks awadh :)
About:
Ares Galaxy is a peer-to-peer file sharing program.
The publisher describes the network as similar in function to Kazaa's FastTrack network. Ares used to work off the Gnutella network, but six months after its creation, they switched to their own network, consisting of leaves and supernodes.
There are several reasons why people prefer Ares Galaxy over other networks such as KaZaa and Gnutella. Proponents of the software claim that it has faster download times, better swarm downloads, no spyware or adware, and faster and more complete searches than other file-sharing programs. Ares also has the additional feature of chat rooms. Also, as of November 2006, Ares is not being targeted by the RIAA as KaZaa is. It also doesn't have slow connection times like Gnutella.