Adware and Under-Wear - The Definitive Guide

Bibliography

About Alexa
http://pages.alexa.com/company/index.html

Ad-Aware
www.lavasoftusa.com/
www.lavasoft.de/aaw/index.html

Ad-Aware
members.tripod.co.jp/eazyfox/SecuTool/ADaware/AdAware1.htm

Advertising Spyware: Aureate/Radiate
www.cexx.org/aureate.htm

Advertising Spyware: CyDoor CD_Load.exe and CD_Clint.dll
www.cexx.org/cydoor.htm

Advertising Spyware: PhoenixNet BIOS
www.cexx.org/phoenix.htm

Advertising Spyware: TSADBOT.HTM
www.cexx.org/tsadbot.htm

Advertising Spyware: WNAD.EXE
www.cexx.org/osama.htm

Adware - Spyware - Beware
freebies.about.com/library/weekly/aa060202a.htm

Adware, Spyware Help, and Resources
www.rottenrhonda.com/spyware.html

Adware, Spyware, and Advertising Trojans
www.cexx.org/adware.htm
Huge page of links and info about a plethora of adware programs that ferry info on you, your computer, and your surfing habits to various unauthorized locations

Alert to RadLight's removal of Ad-aware from systems
www.lavasoft.nu/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi?s=3cc486614effffff;act=ST;f=20;t=13

and.doxdesk.com: parasite: FlashTrack
and.doxdesk.com/parasite/FlashTrack.html

Anonymous Surveillance
grc.com/oo/ethics.htm

Altnet Opens Kazaa's Doors to Paid Content
www.itworld.com/Net/4087/020520altnet/

Backdoor Santa Spyware
www.cexx.org/dltools.htm

The Biz: A History of Porn on the Net
www.bananaguide.com/bizhistory.htm

Bonzi Software
accs-net.com/smallfish/bonzi.htm

Boom Times Have Passed For Online Porn
www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3200456.htm

Broadjump
www.broadjump.com/

Caution! Don't let Brilliant hijack your PC
www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2859775,00.html

Commentary: Another New Technology to Deep-Six
www.applelinks.com/articles/2001/08/20010803142336.shtml

Competition Spawns Pushier WebAdvertising
kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2001/12/17/story5.html

Computer Pests: The Hidden Threat
www.sunbelt-software.com/product.cfm?id=911

Cookies
livinginternet.com/

CounterExploitation (a tremendous source of information on adware, spyware, and the like)
www.cexx.org/

Dot-com noir
www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/07/01/spyware_inc/index.html

Don't Eat the Yellow Links
slashdot.org/features/01/07/31/2015216.shtml

Dr. Damn Cleans House for File-Swappers
zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-891761.html

dw.exe, Movie Network.exe (Downloadware / Mediacharger / Movienetworks)
www.cexx.org/adware.htm

Even More "Scumware" To Watch Out For
www.langa.com/newsletters/2002/2002-01-28.htm#3

eZula
www.ezula.com/

Filters and Firewalls
www.cexx.org/apps.htm
List of useful free- and shareware programs for keeping your PC ad- and spyware-free.

Foistware: eZula Top Text
www.cexx.org/toptext.htm

Foistware / Spyware - Gator, OfferCompanion, Trickler, GAIN (Gator Advertising Information Network)
www.cexx.org/gator.htm

Gator, See Ya Later
www.dslreports.com/shownews/15862

Gator's Own Claims, From "One Last Chance To Snare a Customer"
www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,,14601,FF.html

Go!Zilla Leftovers
www.oit.duke.edu/ats/support/spyware/gozillaleftovers.htm

History of Affiliate Marketing
www.clickz.com/aff_mkt/aff_mkt/article.php/832131

Hotwired Archives
hotwired.lycos.com/archive/

How to Disable Internet Filtering Programs
www.cexx.org/censware.htm

How to Kill PopUp Ads on Any Server
www.cexx.org/diepop.htm

Information on Adware Vendors and Providers
www.softwaremarketingresource.com/adware.html

Internet Advertising
www.ciadvertising.org/studies/student/00_summer/rashed/bbstrategy/internetadv.html

Internet Advertising History
www.ec2.edu/dccenter/archives/ia/history.html

Internet Affiliate Marketing Association (organization advocating honest Web marketing practices)
iafma.org/

Is There An Effective Way To Kill Banner Ads?
slashdot.org/askslashdot/00/09/05/1720217.shtml
Lots of good alternative methods to killing banner ads, including methods to modify the HOSTS file to block specific adbar sites.

John Marshall Law School's Internet Fraud Seminar Reading Assignments
www.enteract.com/~wern/reading.html

Judge Clamps Down on Gator
story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/zd/20020713/tc_zd/943547

The KaZaA Battlefield
antivirus.about.com/library/weekly/aa082302a.htm

KaZaA Sneakware Stirs Inside PCs
www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/05/07/kazaa.software.idg/index.html

Keith Lynch's Timeline of Net-Related Terms and Concepts
keithlynch.net/timeline.html

Kowbot Worm Targets Kazaa Network
www.vnunet.com/News/1133129

Kuro5hin.org -- Technology and Culture from the Trenches
www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/6/21/171321/675

LangaList Newsletter, March 2, 2000
www.langa.com/newsletters/2000/mar-02-00.htm#4

LangaList Newsletter, Jan. 28, 2002
www.langa.com/newsletters/2002/2002-01-28.htm

Langa List Newsletter, May 13, 2002
www.langa.com/newsletters/2002/2002-05-13.htm#4

Langa List Newsletter, August 8, 2002
www.langa.com/newsletters/2002/2002-08-08.htm

Latest Online Ad Gimmick: Hyperlinks
www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,57064,00.asp

LinkOff: Resources to Help Website Owners Regain Control
linkoff.com/html/resources.htm

Malware.org (not yet up and running completely)
www.malware.org/

McAfee - AVERT
vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99457.htm

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - Q302463: Error Message: Iexplore Caused an Invalid Page Fault in Module Unknown with SaveNow or New.net Installed
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q302463&

Mystery links: New Web advertising tool gets results, draws criticism
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/07/30/BU231339.DTL

Network Advertising Initiative (go here to sign up for opting out of multiple info-collecting advertisers -- how reliable this is, I don't know. Includes DoubleClick, 24/7, and L90)
www.networkadvertising.org/optout_nonppii.asp

Neutering Adware/Spyware (general tips on dealing with adware and spyware programs, including how to block advertisers without special software)
www.cexx.org/neuter.htm

OptOut: GRC's Privacy FAQ
grc.com/faq-privacy.htm

PCHell: Comet Cursor Removal Instructions
www.pchell.com/support/cometcursor.shtml

PCHell: GoHip Removal Instructions
www.pchell.com/support/gohip.shtml

Pest Removal (adware removers)
www.cexx.org/noadware.htm

The Pop-Up Ad Campaign From Hell
www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/07/malware/

Port Detective User Reviews
download.com.com/3302-2172-4587790.html

Privacy (Richard Smith)
www.computerbytesman.com/privacy/index.htm

Protect Yourself from Unwanted, Unethical Advertisers
www.unwantedlinks.org/

Resist the Lure of Simplified History
www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,,13945,FF.html

ScuzWare Beware
www.sgtsearch.com/blacklist/ttext.html

Sen. Edwards Intro's "Spyware Control Act"
www.computeruser.com/news/00/10/11/news4.html

Senator John Edwards Introduces 'Spyware Control Act'
grc.com/spywarelegislation.htm

SitePoint Tribune #161
www.sitepoint.com/tribune161.html

SpyBot Search & Destroy 1.0 Review
www.net-integration.net/reviews/spybot1.html

Spychecker -- Database of Spyware (offers an instant check of software programs to see if they contain objectionable -ware)
www.spychecker.com/index.html

Spyware
www.wilders.org/spyware.htm

Spyware: Do You Know Who's Watching You?
www.unwantedlinks.com/spyingonyou.html

Spyware at Webtechgeek.com (includes comprehensive list of programs and utilities containing spyware)
www.webtechgeek.com/center_Frame_Spyware.htm

Spyware Definition
www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Spyware/

The Spyware Infested Software List
www.fcenter.ru/Software/Miscellaneous/Spyware/spywarelist.txt

'Spyware' piggybacks on Napster rivals
news.com.com/2100-1023-257592.html?tag=rn

Spyware vs. anti-spyware (an interview with Ad-aware founder Nicholas Stark)
www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/26/anti_spyware/

Spyware Watch
www.spyware.co.uk/

Task List Programs
www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm

ThiefWare -- Unethical Use of Ezula TopText and Other Internet Technology and Software (documents the activities of, at this writing, three "thiefware" providers: eZula's TopText, WhenU, and Flyswat (now NBCi's QuickClick). Also provides software and scripts to disable these products on your Web site and remove them from your computer, and a list of advertisers who use TopText on their sites)
www.thiefware.com/

TomCat Spyware List
www.tom-cat.com/spybase/spylist.html

The Unofficial Cookie FAQ
www.cookiecentral.com/faq/

User Alert: NewNET Problem
support.airstreamcomm.net/newNET.htm

Web Ad Explosion
www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,101916,00.asp

What is Lop.com?
www.spywareinfo.com/lop.html

What is Spyware?
www.pcnineoneone.com/howto/spyware1.html

Where Are These Pop-Ups Coming From?
www.poenews.com/inhouse/vx2.htm

Why Internet Advertising?
www.iab.net/advertise/content/adcontent.html

Worm Infects Kazaa Network
www.vnunet.com/News/1131898