It's going to far!!!!
Today I installed Zango at another computer and tested my own sites as I saw AFF traffic went down as well as the amount of zango surfers caught by my .htaccess.
I have the following .htaccess file installed:
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RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} zango [NC]
RewriteRule ^$
http://www.sexyads.net?rs=398&rc=zango1 [R]
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On every AFF link clicked, another page show up without my affiliate codes shown. They where stolen, just like that!
Please help!!!!
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To make me compleatly mad this zango thing popped up when entering this forum:
This ad is served by Zango. It has been delivered for two reasons. First, you are a Zango consumer who knowingly and willingly installed our desktop advertising software onto your computer in order to access a large catalog of entertaining and useful online videos, games, music, tools and utilities. Much like television, this content is funded by advertising and is therefore free of charge to you, the consumer. Second, because all our ads are delivered by keywords, much like ads displayed in search engine results, we are able to anonymously target this specific ad to Zango consumers who have initiated some relevant connection to the Web page
www.adwaresucks.com/zango/.
This ad – our ad – responds to some of the most blatantly false accusations on that page and provides you, our valued customer, with Zango’s side of the story.
Point one: Your computer is not “infected.” The Web page in question is designed to “scare the surfer,” as its “creator” has confessed (and as is probably obvious from the huge red lettering and the over-the-top nuclear radiation symbol). You, the consumer, control your PC. We at Zango have gone to great lengths to ensure that every consumer who installs our software sees, prior to installation, a fully and conspicuously disclosed plain-language notice and consent process. In addition, this process and subsequent messages and reminders all include a link for more information about Zango, including uninstall instructions.
Point two: We do not monitor your computer activities, period. Our foremost concern is for the privacy of our customers. We are committed to protecting that privacy; Zango’s desktop advertising software does not collect personally identifiable information. Ever.
Point three: We strongly “believe in your right to be informed,” but being informed requires access to fact and reality, not innuendo and scare tactics. Here’s fact and reality: Today, 200,000 consumers just like you will make the informed choice to install Zango and join our network of more than 20 million users worldwide in order to access more than 100,000 pieces of free digital content across the Web. They do so in exchange for viewing targeted advertising while anonymously searching or browsing Web sites.
We are committed to safe and ethical Best Practices and take a number of steps to notify consumers as to what our software does, how it works and how to easily uninstall Zango. To learn more about Zango or to contact us, visit
www.zango.com.
Don’t like Zango? Uninstall the software. But do so only because you’ve decided to take that action after weighing the advantages and disadvantages – a calculation you can’t make based on scare tactics and misinformation. Millions of people use Zango everyday to access online videos, games, tool and utilities. We trust that you value our offering and hope that we can continue to be your online media company of choice.