http://www.metafilter.com/tags/scumware Posts tagged with 'scumware' at MetaFilter. Fri, 31 Aug 2001 07:37:30 -0800 Fri, 31 Aug 2001 07:37:30 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/9777/ <a href="http://www.contentbiz.com/sample.cfm?contentID=1807">Fight back against sneaky scumware</a> like TopText and Surf+, with this Javascript code by Gary Rosenzweig of CleverMedia. The code detects the scumware's presence, pops up a message letting the user know they're carrying a parasite, and then surveys the user to find out if they knew about it. In the first day of operation on his site, he discovered that 3.67% of his visitors had either TopText or Surf+ installed, and more than 90% of these visitors did not know until they were told. (Link to the Javascript code is at the bottom of the article.) tag:metafilter.com,2001:site.9777 Fri, 31 Aug 2001 07:37:30 -0800 adware brokenlink computers malware scumware software cfj