I had a play with some simple scripting to pull data from area enclosed in brackets, I then removed obvious strings such as "Windows 98" or "MSIE 6.0."

There may still be some common ones remaining, but if I wasn't sure I left it in.

This is the list, ranked by count: (bottom 0.1% / <200 excluded)

9713 InfoPath.1
6045 FunWebProducts
5002 InfoPath.2
3946 IEMB3
2224 YPC 3.2.0
1375 Avant Browser
896 MSN 9.0
881 MSN 9.1
875 yplus 5.1.04b
851 MSNmen-us
803 FDM
751 Google Wireless Transcoder
654 NaviWoo1.1
644 TOB 6.05
632 DigExt
594 Maxthon
587 PeoplePal 3.0
545 Orange 7.4
522 MSNcOTH
509 Seekmo 10.0.341.0
448 SIMBAR Enabled
419 ZangoToolbar 4.8.3
402 WinuE v6
402 WOW64
382 Sky Broadband
370 Comcast Install 1.0
362 MEGAUPLOAD 2.0
359 J2ME/MIDP
356 Q312461
355 MSNbMSFT
349 MRA 4.10
345 ssr
342 tr
335 SpamBlockerUtility 4.8.4
330 MEGAUPLOAD 1.0
322 Arcor 5.006
299 YComp 5.0.0.0
289 MSNbMSNI
288 MyIE2
285 MSNbVZ02
284 Embedded Web Browser from: http://bsalsa.com/
283 yplus 5.3.04b
282 Stream Plugin
277 T-Online IE7
261 SIMBAR=0
254 MSNbQ002
248 Neostrada TP 6.1
229 Zango 10.0.341.0
212 iebar
212 DT
211 America Online Browser 1.1
210 Comcast
207 MSNc00
207 AtHome033
203 SeekmoToolbar 4.8.4
202 RRHSO_BLD1
202 MSDigitalLocker

Seems like 3-5&#37; is the total average?

I doubt there will be much if any of these users finding your sites via search engine.....simply because these programs will redirect user searches at google or yahoo or wherever to a paid search engine where the spyware owners get paid for the clicks.

Bump so an important thread doesn't die.

thanks again for posting this shap.

you're an idiot :disgust

funwebproducts is big, but if i recall well even when you uninstall it your browser still carries the description of it. I'm assuming a large &#37; of those are not active ones. Anyone can confirm this?

can someone explain a little more on what happens if a surfer has funweb or other spyware installed?

by my logs, FunWebProducts is in 8% of my server request, does that mean they are downloading my content but never have the option of joining my site due to redirects?

Its fucking insane how a "would you hit it" threads get more veiws and replies than a thread like this.

fucking depressing :Oh crap

Id be interested in something like this. Anyone working or has any other script similar to this? Im surprised no one has taken this open source code and adapted it.

Interesting stats, and that's "only" spyware and not counting all the guys infected with affiliate code changing trojans...

right, the affiliate changing trojan I have on a test PC doesn't identify itself.

Of course not. :)

Just trying to reinforce StarkReality's point.

When half the fucking anti virus software programs out there call it " spyware" and even Zango admitted that they have had (and likely still do) affiliates who installed their shit without people knowing on million of pcs.... then it is what it is... spyware.

They can call it adware till they are blue in the face but when it is abused by their own partners (making it spyware) and most people see it as spyware, then good luck sueing me for calling it spyware.

I think i will trust with the anti virus companies call it and not what the shaddy company wants you to think.

Bump for a biz thread.

because 90% of the people here dont make money so they dont care about stuff like this and looking at porn is more important to them.

But, but... Isn't it on GFY "where the industry meets"?

Hes trying to give you some solid advice. . .

Biz thread on GFY? Someone please call an exorcist...

Any takers on doing such a script? Im not sure what sort of coding this would entail.

(so i bumped a 5 day old thread--sue me.)

interesting stuff.... seems funweb is the biggest right now...

let mcafee do the dirty work for you.


"mcafee , the worlds leader in anti-virus rates this as "spyware"

i can't believe ( well i can but ) tht megaupload/download is already beating zangho in terms of infection rate.

&#37;1 of trafic in such a short period is nutso ( i.e. millions of infected viewers )