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08-08-02, 05:41 AM | #1 | |
Madame Comrade
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Blubster finds a better alternative to spyware
Slyck has posted Blubster's press release where they announce co-operation with McAfee to help people in their network to avoid virii. The software is free and opt-in, and if there won't be aggressive pushing to those who don't want it, sounds like a good idea to me!
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08-08-02, 05:57 PM | #2 |
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this is great news. thanks for sharing and I hope that more p2p applications will follow the progressive lead that Blubster seems to be taking in the p2p community.
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08-08-02, 06:07 PM | #3 |
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bearshare v4 already includes this 'security' tab (between the 'community' and 'theater' buttons on the toolbar). while not as bad as spyware, it's still an annoyance and clutters the interface. it's like an ad posing as a feature, and no way (that i can see) is offered to remove the button once you've seen it and decided you don't want it there.
blubster's been going this way for a while. their site is already pop-up hell with ads for bonzibuddy, internetboost, gator, a deal with a broadband provider and goodness knows what else. i don't understand why they can't just do as trillian (for example) does - make the thing donationware via a link to paypal. i'm wondering how long until it becomes necessary for someone to make a 'clean blubster'/'blubster lite'.. heck, i already block the homepage in the client. edit: this story at the register mentions the blubster deal, as well as a similar deal with morpheus (as well as aol and msn!). looks like mcafee are getting aggressive here.. personally i have no desire to install their crappy programs, and no amount of including it them other software is going to change that. Last edited by alphabeater : 08-08-02 at 06:42 PM. |
08-08-02, 07:18 PM | #4 |
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I'd rather see all the bloat left out of these apps like audiognome has done over all this time and deal with security on my own.
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08-08-02, 08:25 PM | #5 |
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hi kento and welcome to nu, hope you enjoy the boards!
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08-08-02, 09:19 PM | #6 |
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You really can't get a virus from blubster. It would be better for McAfee to parner with kazaa.
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09-08-02, 09:59 AM | #7 | |
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09-08-02, 03:09 PM | #9 |
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that's interesting Merijn i did not know that blubster used md5 hashing....from that screen shot and some of the things being shared: ocx files and shortcut links from the desktop its looks like whomever's files you are browsing is sharing their entire harddrive!.
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09-08-02, 03:27 PM | #10 |
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I don't understand the significance of this tie-in considering that you can already get the Security Center for free.
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/msc/default.asp |
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