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Foistware
Information to help users and webmasters identify when Top Text is installed.
http://www.cexx.org/toptext.htm
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Ethics in Advertising
Editorial asking "How far should advertising go?" Examines eZula's browser plug in as a specific example of unethical advertising.
http://www.rubak.com/article.cfm?ID=13
Rubak.com ~ Site Info Whois Trace Route RBL Check

TrafficG Yellow and Green Link Killer
Provides script to disable Top Text and Surf+. Documents source code alterations made by these programs.
http://www.trafficg.com/scumware/index.htm
Trafficg.com ~ Site Info Whois Trace Route RBL Check

COTSE: You may have heard of Microsoft Smart Tags, but have you seen Ezula and Surf+?
A webmaster's editorial accusing TopText and Intelsoft International's Surf+ of theft, false advertising, and deceptive self-promotion.
http://www.cotse.com/8202001.html
Cotse.com ~ Site Info Whois Trace Route RBL Check

Associate Programs Newsletter: How to stop Scumware from defacing your website
Explains how Top Text and similar programs can negatively affect income streams, particularly for sites that use affiliate programs.
http://www.associateprograms.com/search/newsletter173.shtml
Associateprograms.com ~ Site Info Whois Trace Route RBL Check

Salon.com: The parasite economy
Examines the spread of both "spyware" and programs that add commercial links to websites. KaZaa's distribution of eZula is heavily featured.
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/08/02/parasite_capital/index.html
Salon.com ~ Site Info Whois Trace Route RBL Check

StopScum
Resources, news and forums for the fight against contextual advertising.
http://www.stopscum.com/
Stopscum.com ~ Site Info Whois Trace Route RBL Check

geek/talk Forums at GeekVillage
Discussion about the eZula TopText defacement in the context of copyright violation.
http://www.geekvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12175
Geekvillage.com ~ Site Info Whois Trace Route RBL Check

San Diego Daily Transcript: 'Poachware' Routes Computer Users To Alternate Web Sites
Article about anti-competitive involuntary hyperlinks being placed by Top Text (aka ContextPro).
http://www.sddt.com/Search/article.cfm?SourceCode=20010827tba
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c|net Tech News: Chorus of Gator critics grows
Article on Interactive Advertising Bureau's possible regulatory complaint over Gator's ad insertion. Also discusses Top Text and the effort against it.
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-272244.html
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