Zango Detection?

[4Pics]

Can anyone make a java applet or something else that will
detect if a user has Zango installed?

I'd love to figure something out so i could maybe make something
that warns them they have it installed and need to remove it.

[BlackCrayon]

see smokeys post about zango.

[4Pics]

http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=668659

[fuzebox]

To make it easier

someone start a fund and PAY the large tgp's to run this script

( plus everyone should just be doing this anyways )

this script will inform people that have zango installed that they are infected and give instructions to remove it without interfering with your regular traffic in any way and wont even disturb zango users , just inform them

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<script>
var agt=navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
if (agt.indexOf("zango")!=-1)
alert("WARNING - do not close this message - please read - You have what many people call dangerous spyware known as ZANGO installed on your system. We are not here to sell you anything you can remove it for free simply go to google and type REMOVE ZANGO into the search box and you will find many websites to help you remove it.");
</script>

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This next script does the same thing but instead of just informing them it takes them to a page of your choice , this way if you wanted you could make money by selling them some adware removal program ( again it doesnt disrupt traffic in any way )

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<script>
var agt=navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
if (agt.indexOf("zango")!=-1) {
alert("WARNING - do not close this message - please read -ACCESS TO THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN DENIED You have what many people call dangerous spyware known as ZANGO installed on your system. We are not here to sell you anything you can remove it for free simply go to google and type REMOVE ZANGO into the search box and you will find many websites to help you remove it.")
window.open('http://www.google.com/search?q=remove+zango','_top');
}
</script>

[polish_aristocrat]

how many ppl have zango installed?

[fris]

not me thats for sure

[jayeff]

I don't know how many people use phpAdsNew (and it probably isn't the only such script to offer this option) but I was reminded yesterday that it can detect user agents.

In other words, if you use such a script and don't ban "infected" visitors, you could choose to show them some infomercials in place of (some of) your usual promos...

[Paul Markham]

A thread with a solution dies, threads with bitching stay at the top. Anyone know why this is?

[GrouchyAdmin]

It modifies your user agent (for now). Pretty trivial to detect and mod_rewrite to a "Install Ad-Aware, you fucking idiot." page.

[pr0]

ok so someone link me to some spyware removal software...with an affiliate program

& i'll put this code on all my sites

smokey, if you got some links, icq me with your refcode ill signup under ya

or anyone else

[martinsc]

any stats on how many are infected?

[VexXxed]

ok so someone link me to some spyware removal software...with an affiliate program

& i'll put this code on all my sites

smokey, if you got some links, icq me with your refcode ill signup under ya

or anyone else

Lavasoft has an affiliate program but I'm not sure if they can kill zango.

[martinsc]

Lavasoft has an affiliate program but I'm not sure if they can kill zango.

that's only a matter of time... give the a few more days...

[Dirty Dane]

bump4u

[RawAlex]

any stats on how many are infected?

According to server stats that my admin checked today, 2.8% of my surfers announced zango in their headers (it is part of the list of toolbars).

[martinsc]

According to server stats that my admin checked today, 2.8% of my surfers announced zango in their headers (it is part of the list of toolbars).

2.8%? damn....

[pr0]

According to server stats that my admin checked today, 2.8% of my surfers announced zango in their headers (it is part of the list of toolbars).

I'd like to be alone in a room with these mother fuckers for 20mins...thats all i ask ...20mins

[polish_aristocrat]

2.8%? damn....

wow thats really a lot....

[Chr0makey]

wow thats really a lot....

It sure is

[Zyber]

This is a nice solution which will work as long as Zango choose to disclose it's presence via the User Agent information. So not 100% bullet-proof.

I would also seek for their alternative name - "seekmo" - in addition to "zango".

Replace
if (agt.indexOf("zango")!=-1)

With
if (agt.indexOf("zango")!=-1 || agt.indexOf("seekmo")!=-1)

The final script would look like

<script>
var agt=navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
if (agt.indexOf("zango")!=-1 || agt.indexOf("seekmo")!=-1){
alert("WARNING - do not close this message - please read - You have what many people call dangerous spyware known as ZANGO installed on your system. We are not here to sell you anything you can remove it for free simply go to google and type REMOVE ZANGO into the search box and you will find many websites to help you remove it.");
}
</script>

[u-Bob]

ok so someone link me to some spyware removal software...with an affiliate program

& i'll put this code on all my sites

smokey, if you got some links, icq me with your refcode ill signup under ya

or anyone else

Like I've said before: Most of those anti-spyware programs also block/delete cookies, so promoting them=shooting yourself in the foot.
Spybot S&D is free, removes zango and doesn't block your tracking cookies: http://www.spybot.info/