Hi,

We have alphabetical lists in the various subsections in order to find back easily which sites have been reported and the thread where it had been reported.

If in that thread it has been reported that the problem was fixed, should we add a little comment in the alphabetical list saying so, like a little 'fixed' ? Keeping in mind though that it necessits some additional work and we might not be able to keep that up to date more than every 2 weeks or so.

Thanks

Sophieca
administrator

I think this would be helpful but I think that some disclaimers would be necessary.

It's not always possible to get in touch with a program or site to tell them of a problem or ask them about something odd on their site, and they don't always reply even if the problem is subsequently removed/dealt with.

Also some sites seem very vulnerable to repeat attacks of being hacked with the stelaartois and doggystyles and other domains that the hacker uses to place the trojans on sites, so even once they are fixed, it's still worth keeping an eye on those sites imho.

I think that would be a good idea that way if members or future members see tha t the po has fixed the issue then at least members know they actual care..
Hope i make sense its a little late here

I agree with wagdoll.

The additional work to check whether the site is fixed or not is not a problem Sophie, but as wagdoll says, there can be repeat attacks or the sites with say 0iframes can put them back if they wanted to couldn't they? So I am not too sure whether the fixed will indeed stay fixed for too long.

What I am doing right now is, when I check the thread for 0iframes for example that are reported here, if the PO has taken the time to fix it before it is added to the alphabetical list, I have made notes to say "Not added to list - already fixed by PO" or something to that effect because the PO has taken the time to fix it...

Hi,

Well, there are two different aspects for me, first the 0iframes added by the PO themselves and even if they fix because they got caught, I still add them to the list, the second aspect being the codes like stelaartois or dodgenitro which are not added to the site by the PO but by a third party, if it is fixed before we had time to add their site to the list, I don't add them either.

The first list about 0iframes in sites is imho important so the memers know more about the site they wanted to join or are members of, there is a link to the threads where the sites are reported in the list and by reading the reports and the reactions or non reactions from the PO, it helps understanding if the addition of 0iframes to the site is a result of a honest mistake, lack of information or if it is an attempt to cheat.

The second list with 0iframes in personal pages can help everyone avoiding those sites and as some refID come up multple times, POs can know in advance that if an advertiser wants to advertise one of those personal pages, the risk of addition of 0iframe during the campaign is high.

The next list is for the virus/exploits which are not the POs fault, however like said above, some sites are fixed more quickly than others and some sites are more subject to the problem than others.
If the problem is fixed before the site is even added to the list, I won't add it either, however I know some people who won't touch a site listed in that alphabetical list which is because they think it still can harm their computer and sometimes the problem have been fixed ages ago. It is more for this list that I would like the mention of the problem being fixed and then if the problem arises again, we will report it again, unlike the other lists where we don't report the same thing each time as it is posting duplicate reports about the same problem, here it is reporting the problem having started again afr the fix.

I hope I make some sense, not feeling 100%

I just think they all should be added to the alpha list. Each time they are reported they should go up again. That takes out alot of the work for the admins/mods but I do understand that often it is not the PO fault that nasties are there and it therefore is unfair if their site is listed.

For example this thread :
http://getpaidforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=475962

I think that it would only be fair to add a note in the alphabetical list if we suspect the nasty could come from a third party without the Pos knowledge in extreme circumstances like the one with the accessing problems they had in Asia.

Opinions ?

I think that is a good idea sophieca.

I think that should be take into consideration...Like myself is not as good of a person to catch all those nasty thing or code what ever it is...If you just add like the other site that knowingly--->>>Ummm did I type that right?? Put the code in then it is unfair to those site that did not do anything wrong but have some other site or 3rd party make the site look bad...

Just my opinion thou!

I voted that I think they should be added.

I have read many threads in my time here about various sites that have had nasties found on them, the PO comes in getting all indignant with the "it isn't my fault", "I don't know how that got there", "someone else must have added it" type excuses, claims that they will fix everything, and for a short time things might actually get fixed, but not such a long time later the garbage is right back on the site with the PO's ref id being used - again - and the excuses all start again.

Not all PO's do this. Some really do care, and I understand and appreciate that from those PO's. However, it just seems like there are more with all of the excuses when they get busted who will wait a bit and then just re-add all the garbage thinking that no one will re-check their sites.

So, that is why I think that it would be helpful to have them added to the list.

Take care,
Cindi2

Also complicated by some seeming to not have any inclination to check their own 3rd party ads that they add or checking the lists here or who's or anywhere else they might be. That way the "mistakes" are more likely to happen over and over.