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Originally Posted by Mutt
you misunderstood me - I know we have lots of documented evidence of Zango stealing traffic but there are people talking about lots of other scum bags out there and saying that affiliate codes are being rewritten, redirects on join pages etc - i haven't seen anybody screencap anything but the Zango stuff.
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I misunderstood you too and I agree that Zango is not the biggest offender. The fake video codec (zlob) guys are much more widespread according to the list below from
Sunbelt and it's understandable as their method of install is so easy and tempting for Joe surfer who wants to see that porn clip.
It's good to see they have gotten a lot of attention lately on GFY
Top 10 Malware Threats February 2007
1. Trojan-Downloader.Zlob.Media-C 2.44%
2. Trojan.FakeAlert 1.32%
3. Virtumonde 0.68%
4. Zango.CommonElements 0.40%
5. WinSpy 0.40%
6. Zango.SearchAssistant 0.39%
7. SpySheriff 0.39%
8. Command Service 0.38%
9. 180solutions.SearchAssistant 0.33%
10. Trojan-Downloader.Gen 0.33%