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Okay, here goes... my first shot on this thread... some of the things I know are not going to make people happy.
Zango is mostly in the clear because they aren't making the change or substitution or popup, but because it is end user software installed on individual machines that is making the change. Because the software is installed on individual computers, those indivudals have the right to permit themselves to be redirected. They agreed when they agreed to install the software (read the very long and annoying terms). In a purely technical way, zangos popover cookie munching processing is pretty much in the clear.
That being said, the solution will never be found at this end of the game, Quite simply, you cannot undo millions of installs.
The real answer comes from the sponsors. They need to work to sort out and properly manage the tracking of clicks through their sites, and not permit a pop over 1 or 2 seconds later from changing an affiliate code. They need to track and assure that an affiliate code is not lost of changed "on the road" between index page and join page. They have to assure that the affiliate code isn't being changed in the course of the sale being made, etc.
They need to take a PC in their office, infect it with Zango, and surfer their own affiliate sites on a daily basis and directly terminate ANY account that popups up in a zango ad without delay and without exception.
They need to stop paying Zango for top listings and stealing from their affiliates.
I will be intentionally infecting an older PC of mine later today, and I will start to review sponsors. I will contact them first, but any sponsor that is being zangoed and doesn't take action to stop the process will be removed.
End of discussion.
Alex
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