My whole take on this spyware mess.
 

This isn?t the most articulate way of explaining things but I like bullets. =]

? TGP allows Company A to sell partner accounts, banners and gallery spots

? Company A also sells traffic to spyware/install companies

? TGP buys daily p2p traffic to increase traffic to keep the price of the partner accounts, banners and gallery spots

? Customer 1 buys a partner accounts, banners or gallery spots and submits a gallery

? Purchased p2p traffic to TGP is infected with spyware and the surfer visits Customer 1?s gallery and joins paysite

? Spyware/install company receives sales

? The value of their partner accounts, banners and gallery spots decrease

Is Company A looking out for best interests TGP owners?

This actually affects EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU!

TGP
MGP
Traffic Trader
Submitter
SEO guy
Sponsor
Even the cleanest of Traffic Brokers are affected by it

preach on brother

As long as it keeps making money (SHITLOADS, i mean) people will continue to do that kind of stuff...

Not if the TGP owners realize what is going on and how their traffic is becoming less valuable.

TGP owners should BAN all sponsors that allow spyware installs. Totally cut off the majority of their traffic.

My computer views it as trespassing ... :2 cents:

That's the best way to wake them up, hurt them where it hurts most.

Why would you send thousands of hits to a sponsor that allows your sales to be credited to someone else who didn't do a damn thing except steal it from you?

Missie

We need a list of sponsors who accept this stuff.

And credit card companies will make it difficult to process, surfers will get skeptical, and everyones conversion rates will get worse and worse.

Bump Bump