"You’ve probably heard by now that Download.com no longer lists programs that contain adware. We had been debating this move internally for a while. Once we made the decision, it took about a month to enact it properly. There are a couple of caveats. Download.com is not deciding what is and what is not adware. We are using a variety of antispyware tools to scan new programs for adware. "

As Download.com is one of the worlds biggest download providers this can only be good news - how long before others follow suit!