Blubster finds a better alternative to spyware

[TankGirl]

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!

from Blubster's press release:

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McAfee.com (Nasdaq: MCAF - News), a leading provider of Web security services, today announced the launch of a special program to provide security services to the over 3 million users of Blubster, one of the world's most popular peer-to-peer file- sharing networks. Through the program, Blubster users will be offered the McAfee.com SecurityCenter free of charge both during the installation process and through a special security "tab" directly accessible from the Blubster client and created especially to showcase McAfee.com services. Since its launch last year, Blubster has frequently appeared on Download.com's list of Top 50 Most Popular Windows Titles, and is consistently signing up over 20,000 new users per week. The partnership with Blubster further expands McAfee.com's presence in Europe and extends its reach into the Spanish-speaking Internet market.

- tg