This is a supplement to the information contained in our
other sections. This section offers links to other sites and
organizations providing additional resources regarding unethical
ad technologies. The following sites are a well spring of
additional information!
Thiefware
http://www.thiefware.com/disabler/
Lots of additional information and several scripts to disable
toptext.
Find out about LookSmart's partnership with eZula
http://www.thiefware.com/looksmart.ezula.shtml
Find out about how WhenU Save Now is able to snatch and steal
your affiliate earnings away from you.
http://www.thiefware.com/whenu/
sgtsearch.com
Patrick Crampton has Cascading Style Sheet script which will
disable TopText at http://www.sgtsearch.com/blacklist/ttext.html
SearchKing
http://www.searchking.com/ezulakiller/
This site also has script to disable toptext they also has
an extensive a message board with lots of information.
Whirly Wire Web
http://www.whirlywiryweb.com/removeezula.htm
This site has as a script for you to personally detect if
you have this software (It can even tell you if you have Toptext
or Surf+) on your computer system as well as information on
how to remove the software from your computer.
Take Back The Web
http://www.takebacktheweb.com/instructions.htm
Also battling the good fight -- This site has a redirect script
which will detect the software and then automatically redirect
TopText & Surf+ viewers over to a page to educate the
users on the issues.
Developer Dispatch
http://developerdispatch.com/dispatch/devdis010.html
He has a popup script which will appear if someone comes on
to your site and it detects toptext! You can set up the popup
with your choice of alerts.
Spy Chaser
http://camtech2000.net/Pages/SpyChaser.html
At the time of this release there were 762 known Spyware programs
and Spy Chaser lists them and lets you enter a program name
to see if it's on this list.
www.simtel.net: spychs30.zip (Back up for Spy Chaser above)
At the time of this release there were over 900 known Spyware
programs and Spy Chaser lists them and lets you enter a program
name to see if it's on this list. www.simtel.net/pub/pd/55621.html
http://www.petitiononline.com/toptext/
Please sign this Petition against this type of technology
Counter Explotation
Excellent Resources on spyware, spamming with technical information
as well
Here is list of known software that also includes
spyware
http://www.suttondesigns.com/EnigmaBrowser/Spyware.html
Here are a number of resource spyware links
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~johnf/spyware.html
Freeware Network - Adware removal
http://www.fwnetwork.com/description/adaware.html
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Please note: Currently
we can scan for a 122 distinct spyware programs that can
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specific targeted program is identified. Unfortunately,
we are limited to finding only certain types of spyware
and there are many other forms of spyware and adware that
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These new programs effect you since they use spyware to do
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Info section for more information on spyware and how to
protect your privacy! (Additional note: eZula, IMesh, GoZilla,
Limewire, Bearshare, and Audiogalaxy and other "peer
to peer" file sharing programs that work with networks
such as Gnutella also include spyware & theftware programs
such as Gator, TopText, Cydoor and SaveNow! For more information
see our
Help & Reference Guide)
It is highly recommend
that users remove these types of parasitic proograms. Most of
the spyware and adware programs listed here (as well as several
others not listed) can be removed with the assistance free programs
such as Ad-Aware from Lavasoftusa.com orSpybot. We recommend that users scan their computers with
both of these programs as an added precaution and update them
regularly. Both are free programs designed to remove spyware and
adware off of your computer. (Please note that most spyware
and adware programs are not detected by standard anti-virus programs
and can only be removed with reputable spyware removal programs.)
We also recommend that
after removing spyware from your computer that you permanently
protect your computer with a personal firewall such a Download ZoneAlarm Pro
or
McAfee Personal Firewall
These programs will alert you to any attempts to access your computer
while you are surfing on line as well let you know if any program
on your computer that might be attempting to send data out from
your computer without your knowledge. These are the most highly
recommended firewall programs around. It is also advised that
you use a good Anti-Virus program and keep it updated regularly.
Alert your viewers about spyware
with our spyware detection script!
Help us raise awareness of the problems of spyware by alerting
your website visitors if they have spyware installed on
their computers. If we can alert consumers to this problem
it will benefit all of us as a whole. Only through awareness
will it be possible to eventually stop these unethical marketing
practices. If you would like to help us simply add the following
remote script to your web site which will alert your viewers
and visitors if they have spyware installed on their computers.
<script language="JavaScript"
src="http://www.unwantedlinks.com/parasite/parasite3.js">
</script>
This script can be placed anywhere in the body of your
site and remains totally invisible unless it detects at
least one of several browser based spyware plug-ins (including
TopText). Therefore, the spyware alert will only be viewable
to those viewers who have at least one of the identified
spyware programs installed at which point it will display
an simple text alert letting them know about it. Our script
can currently identify 124 different spyware programs. (
For more information
and to see a sample click here!)
Or feel free to use a copy of our spyware quotes script
to help raise awareness which appears in our left panel
<script language="JavaScript"
src="http://www.unwantedlinks.com/spywarequotes-feed.js"
type="text/JavaScript"></script>
This script will feed one quote at the exact location it
is placed within your site. It rotates a total of 30 random
spyware quotes. (This script will display additional random
quotes if it is included more than once) You can enclose
it in font tags to match your site text.
Here is a sample of how it looks.
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