Roll Your Own Adware (not adware prevention)

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by Worthen, Dec 29, 2008.

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    Take a look at my partial list of known adware and tell me which new or rehashed thing you think will work best. Everybody loves to hate adware but it's much more common than most think.

    * 123 Messenger
    * 180 Solutions
    * 180SearchAssistant
    * 888bar
    * Adssite Toolbar
    * Antivirus 200 Family
    * Bearshare
    * Bonzi Buddy
    * BlockChecker
    * Burn4Free
    * ClipGenie
    * Comet Cursor
    * Crazy Girls
    * Cydoor
    * Daemon Tools - (Software comes bundled with the "Daemon Tools WhenUSave Toolbar" but can be unchecked during installation)
    * Direct Revenue
    * DivX
    * DollarRevenue
    * Ebates MoneyMaker
    * ErrorSafe
    * Ezula
    * Gamespy Arcade
    * Gamevance
    * Gator
    * Hotbar
    * ICQ
    * IEPlugin
    * Kazaa
    * Limewire
    * Messenger Plus! Live - (Software comes bundled with adware, but can be unchecked during installation)
    * MessengerSkinner
    * Micro Antivirus
    * Mirar Toolbar
    * Oemji Toolbar
    * PornDigger!
    * RealPlayer
    * Smiley Central
    * TagASaurus
    * TopMoxie
    * Tribal Fusion
    * Videothang
    * VirusProtectPro
    * VombaGames
    * VombaShots
    * Vomba Screensavers
    * WeatherBug
    * WhenU
    * WinAce (now with MeMedia AdVantage)
    * Windows Live Messenger
    * WinFixer
    * Winzix
    * XXX Shop online
    * XXX Toy
    * Zango
    * Zango Toolbar
    * Zwinky
     
    Worthen, Dec 29, 2008 IP
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  2. BenGregg

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    Yeah, BearShare is pretty bad.
     
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  3. Worthen

    Worthen Well-Known Member

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    I didn't see an adware disclosure anywhere and when i read their FAQs it says it dosen't include adware of any kind. And i don't know - there may not be a legal requirement for disclosure.

    Lots of applications like yahoo mail, gmail and weather bug are not frowned upon and provide a great service and yet they have to be classified as containing adware too.
     
    Worthen, Dec 30, 2008 IP
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    Seqqa Well-Known Member

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    I don't mind adware it's when it becomes aggressive and unethical is when I don't like it, small banners on AIM and MSN are not to bad because it's free and somethings got to pay the bandwidth bills, so if it keeps it free and isn't in your face I can deal with it.
     
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    ~kev~ Well-Known Member

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    Hidden adware is unethical and just plain wrong. Most of the software on that list is poorly written. And as a result will crash the victims computers.

    And ICQ is not adware.

    Neither is gamespy arcade.

    Real player is not adware.

    Limewire is not adware.

    Weather bug is not adware.
     
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  6. Worthen

    Worthen Well-Known Member

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    many times the ads are not recognized or overlooked by the web users, but rest assured all these applications have a way of displaying ads and thus are adware, even though some adware is indeed more intrusive than others
     
    Worthen, Dec 31, 2008 IP
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    winzix makes money
     
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