Secrets your Affiliate Program doesn’t want you to know about.
A significant number of Publishers who are “Producers” could earn more money from their Affiliate programs by simply asking. Their are some secrets and tips to deploy which produce the desired results.
Spyware slime bag uses Flash to silently restore your deleted cookies.
I have no objection to the responsible and ethical use of Cookies. I also have no objection with those users who wish to delete Cookies from their system. Unfortunately, the latest slime bag to crawl out from under a rock thinks it’s permissible to silently restore your deleted cookies. Some Networks and Publishers are already using this technique. Fortunately, Macromedia has provided a means to secure your Flash installation and prevent this.
Advertisers Sue ALL the major PPC Search Engines
It was only a matter of time: The lawsuit names Yahoo! Inc., Overture Services, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Netscape Communications Corp., Ask Jeeves Inc., Buena Vista Internet group, Google Inc., Lycos Inc., Looksmart Ltd. and Findwhat.com Inc. as defendants in the national class action lawsuit.
Phishing incidents continue to increase. New identity theft techniques may destroy the Internet
The Anti-Phishing Working Group reports a 26% average monthly growth rate for the period of July through February 2005. Unfortunately, our previous predictions have come true with a few new twists and turns for your reading pleasure.
Spyware: Pending State Legislation
Given the lack of any current federal Anti-Spyware legislation some States have pending legislation which actually empowers the consumer to take action.
Tools of the Trade: Rootkits
Rootkits are a very popular technique among intruders to hide themselves in compromised machines. Some rootkits are also used by Worms and DDoS tools to help hide themselves before they launch an attack. An intrusion can remain undetected for months when such a tool is used by an attacker. This all sounds very 1337, so why talk about it on a Scumware site? Well, the whole can of worms is about to explode.
Sean’s email raises some important issues and omissions on my part.
Although most of our email was supportive of my recent article titled “The New Google Toolbar: Just say NO!” which I suggest you open in a new window, Sean does present an interesting argument and properly points out some omissions in my original entry.
The New Google Toolbar: Just say NO!
In their quest for revenue, the new Google Toolbar permits them to join and embrace a tainted group of “enablers”. A collection of individuals/Companies which lack any semblance of ethics and in some cases violate Federal and or state legislation.
Gator, Claria, Vista Marketing Services, and BehaviorLink.com: Some new names but the same old Spyware Parent
One of the primary strategies that some Company’s use to rehabilitate their tarnished image is to change their name and form new divisions which are still owned and controlled by the same old Spyware parent company. This strategy sometimes works, so I think it’s important to document exactly who a Publisher/Webmaster, Network or Advertiser may decide to do business with.
Microsoft, eBay (PayPal) and Visa form The Phish Report Network (PRN)
In what amounts to a feeble and self serving PR move, these giants have banded together in an effort to rehabilitate their tarnished image, caused by the dramatic increase in Phishing.