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will76 11-14-2006 11:34 PM

ZANGO!! Your Days Are Numbered!!!
 
Quote:

A federal court has shut down a Nevada company " ERG Ventures LLC -- that the Federal Trade Commission accused of spreading spyware and adware on the Internet using the notorious Media Motor program.

Microsoft, meanwhile, has filed a lawsuit charging that a number of ERG Venture's affiliates used screensavers and other software to infect users' PCs.
http://www.informationweek.com/secur...leID=194300450

It is just a matter of time before they go after Zango. I just hope the companies that buy from them to steal traffic and signups from their own affiliates and others get held accountable as well when Zango goes down.

will76 11-14-2006 11:36 PM

Zango uses Microsoft's DRM license box for their shit.... Maybe microsoft will go after them ?

seeric 11-14-2006 11:36 PM

i am spiderman. i'm on the case.

http://www.superstarfreaks.com/images/dancing.gif

martinsc 11-14-2006 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A1R3K (Post 11317612)
i am spiderman. i'm on the case.

http://www.superstarfreaks.com/images/dancing.gif

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

baddog 11-14-2006 11:41 PM

Wouldn't hold my breath: http://www.dmnews.com/cms/dm-news/le...acy/38871.html

JD 11-14-2006 11:45 PM

Kick his ass Seabass

will76 11-14-2006 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baddog (Post 11317643)

WOW I hadn't seen that even though it was posted several times on GFY and I even replied to it.

There were "terms" to the settlement. I don't have faith in Zango living up to them. The FTC by shuttign down this other company is showing that they are not going to let these companies get away with it. Like I said... it's a matter of time.

r-c-e 11-14-2006 11:59 PM

Fuck Zango

Kimo 11-15-2006 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A1R3K (Post 11317612)
i am spiderman. i'm on the case.

http://www.superstarfreaks.com/images/dancing.gif

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

LiveDose 11-15-2006 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A1R3K (Post 11317612)
i am spiderman. i'm on the case.

http://www.superstarfreaks.com/images/dancing.gif


LOL:1orglaugh


It is the government that will end up dealing with z-z-z-zango....

bobby666 11-15-2006 12:45 AM

good news at all

hydro 11-15-2006 01:17 AM

haha media motor? Last year I got an email from them asking if I would knew anyone selling ie exploits. Gee, maybe they just wanted to analyze the exploit and offer its users a free patch until microsoft made an official release? :1orglaugh these spyware companies won't be around too much longer.

SleazyDream 11-15-2006 01:34 AM

isn't zango solved by a simple upgrade from microsoft? fuck the legal - make it obsolite.... it CAN be done...........

LiveDose 11-15-2006 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SleazyDream (Post 11318099)
isn't zango solved by a simple upgrade from microsoft? fuck the legal - make it obsolite.... it CAN be done...........

We know that but how many $urfer$ do?

marko13 11-15-2006 01:39 AM

bump for end of zango.....

Ace_luffy 11-15-2006 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A1R3K (Post 11317612)
i am spiderman. i'm on the case.

http://www.superstarfreaks.com/images/dancing.gif

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

gooddomains 11-15-2006 02:33 AM

got zango ?

Scott McD 11-15-2006 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A1R3K (Post 11317612)
i am spiderman. i'm on the case.

http://www.superstarfreaks.com/images/dancing.gif

Nice moves Spidey !! :thumbsup

fallenmuffin 11-15-2006 02:45 AM

Zango will die a horrid death.. not a question of 'if' but 'when'

free4porn 11-15-2006 03:22 AM

i want my conversions back, arggggg!

Fabien 11-15-2006 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fallenmuffin (Post 11318420)
Zango will die a horrid death.. not a question of 'if' but 'when'

So what ?

This company as been doing this kind of shit for years now under various names.
Closes down, reopens,closes down etc...etc...etc...

luvlyn 11-15-2006 05:03 AM

zango needs to zZZzZZzZ! ^_^\/

Cash 11-15-2006 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A1R3K (Post 11317612)
i am spiderman. i'm on the case.

http://www.superstarfreaks.com/images/dancing.gif

:1orglaugh
Starting the "numbered" days' countdown: 1,000,000 ; 999,999 ; 999,998 ; ... :winkwink:

StarkReality 11-15-2006 06:12 PM

I really like the "Microsoft has filed a lawsuit" part...

RawAlex 11-15-2006 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baddog (Post 11317643)

The terms require complete disclosure before installing... sadly, Zango still pre-checks the acceptance box and then makes the word for acceptance as "PLAY" like a play button for a video or "play the game". Their website is, in my mind, still directly in violation because they encourage and have specifically set up their site so that people will download without reading the terms.

Further, they go on an don about Truste's new "best practices" site, yet that site specifically forbids the pre-checked acceptance box setup that Zango currently uses.

Zango isn't long for the world under their current guise, their big traffic days are already behind them (last year, not this).

Jace 11-15-2006 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A1R3K (Post 11317612)
i am spiderman. i'm on the case.

http://www.superstarfreaks.com/images/dancing.gif

that is by far the funniest shit I have seen all day

you really have to know airek to appreciate that in the fullest

OzMan 11-15-2006 06:53 PM

Lets see what happens next month.

Quote:

A white list of the certified applications that adhere to new standards is expected to be publicly available in December. The program?s sponsors, such as Microsoft, AOL, CA, CNET Networks, Verizon and Yahoo, will use this white list to help make business decisions about advertising, partnering or distributing software products.
They will probably get whitelisted now that they have cleaned up their act :error

I'd like to be on that list just for the pr9 backlink :thumbsup

All they had to do was stop allowing sites to add other crap with the install, make a clearer eula ..oh and pay 3 million.

oh yeah, they also notified current consumers with a zango popup, how appropriate.


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