October 9, 2007
Parasiteware can damage your wealth
When a visitor clicks on one of your affiliate links, you expect to be paid when the commission has been earned, but if the visitor has a form of parasiteware on their computer, then it is possible they you will not be paid!
This software will overwrite the information in the cookie giving the parasite the credit. Where does the parasite come from? Well according to the guys over at Ads Website here is a list of some sites that deliver the software to your visitor’s computers:
180 Solutions
Aluria Software
Box Tops 4 Education
Claria (Gator)
CommissionMaker
e2Give
eBates
Ezula
HuntBar
iGive
Kaaza
Keyword Media
MyPoints
PointsPassport
PurityScan
SchoolCash
SchoolPop
Search Engine Stuff
ShopatHomeSelect
Upromise
Vonage (link is to an independent analysis)
WhenU
WurldMedia
Zango (ads and games in banners that say “CPX Interactive”…THESE ARE UNSAFE TO CLICK ON!)
The only thing that you can do as a webmaster is warn your visitors about these sites and educate them on how anti spy ware programs work etc.
Source [Ads Website]
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