Rosso Swaps Grokster For Blubster
News Wayne Rosso, head of file-swapping company Grokster, has resigned to take the helm of younger Spanish peer-to-peer technology rival Blubster. As head of Blubster parent Optisoft, he'll take on Sharman and FastTrack more directly, licensing the fast...
[October 15, 2003, 9:30]
Hard For File Swappers To Hide Identity
News Blubster counters that, in practice, its system will still make it more difficult for RIAA investigators to figure out the total number of files an individual is offering for download, as it does not list the files at a specific IP address.
[July 14, 2003, 7:58]
Spyware And Adware
White Papers The most common source of spyware is file sharing software (Kazaa, Blubster, etc. Spyware is software that is installed on your computer without your permission. It often tags along with free software you have downloaded or comes from "infected...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Kazaa Creates Worst Spyware Threat, Says CA
News The company said that any other peer-to-peer file exchange programs, such as Blubster, E-Mule, Gnucleus and WinMX, could also degrade network performance and consume storage space because they are bundled with adware or spyware.
[November 25, 2004, 13:30]
Cleaning Up After The MSBlast Worm
Talkback I also had somekind of SMAILBOX EXE.a virus file called 'App/Gator-A' that was located in my C:/proga~1/Blubster/FSG_40~1.EXE.and a TROJAN.DOWNLOAD.REVIRD.html. I didn't have the MSBLAST worm--but something very similiar---and even more destructive.
[March 29, 2004, 9:04]
Noose Tightens On Napster Clones
News Since 17 June, a file-swapping client promising improved privacy known as Blubster 2.5 has seen more than 3.3 million downloads, according to CNET Download.com, a division of CNET Networks. Operators of peer-to-peer networks cannot escape copyright...
[July 1, 2003, 9:06]
P2P Seeks Refuge On West Bank
News Like others in a new generation of file-sharing networks such as Blubster and Filetopia, Earthstation 5 bills itself primarily as an anonymous service. Deep in the tense Jenin refugee camp in the Palestinian West Bank, a new file-swapping service...
[August 14, 2003, 17:05]
