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Hi!

I don't know,... Google generally has free access to sites (is not blocked by .htaccess and scripts for protection); so... I mean the possibility of taking advantage about this free access using the Google's proxies to make uncommon use of the site. Sure, this is not a specific problem related about XOOPS (I think that mainly happens with .htaccess)... Anyway, I'm still curious 'if' and 'how' Protector handle Google and others BOTS differently... and how it detects if is really a Bot (check not only the User Agent and IP Range but if the referrer is blank, for example, is a good start)... But is just a brainstorm...

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Maybe someone using Google to make a password request. For example, a Google proxy for translations or WAP access. The module Protector handle Google differently?

I'm just imagining some possibilities.

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66.249.65.178 = Google.

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not just a adware, but a spyware: smartfactory modules have "WEB BUGS", objects that are embedded in a web page to allows checking (tracking) the users, and get informations like IP address of the requesting computer; the time the content was requested; the type of web browser that made the request; and the existence of cookies previously set by that server. The SmartFactory server can store all of this information, and associate it with a unique tracking token attached to the content request.

The most common tracker of imboxsolution/smartfactory is this "external image":
http://inboxinternational.com/images/INBOXsign150_noslogan.gif


Please, check this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_bug

and look this piece of code of smartpartner module (just a example):




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well,... to my knowledge, the wfdownload module was created by catzwolf, using mydownloads as base. And the wfdownload by smartfactory is just an upgrade.

Can someone confirm it?

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so all smartfactory modules are ADWARES (not opensource):


* Advertising that is integrated into software. Adware is often combined with a host application that is provided at no charge as long as the user ...
www.microsoft.com/security/glossary.mspx

* What is spyware or adware and how can I remove it?
kb.iu.edu/data/glos.html

* A type of Advertising Display Software that delivers advertising content potentially in a manner or context that may be unexpected and unwanted by users. Many adware applications also perform tracking functions, and therefore may also be categorized as Tracking Technologies. ...
www.f-secure.com/security_center/malware_code_glossary.html

* A form of Malware normally consisting of 'pop-up' and other advertisements. ^ Back to Top ^
www.albany.edu/its/glossary.htm

* Free software that is loaded onto a users computer, with the users permission, to perform some useful task (like automatically filling in their web forms), in exchange for the ability to track the users web activity and show the user targeted contextual ads. ...
www.elearners.com/resources/advertising-glossary.asp

* Adware is a computer program that can be installed on personal computers (usually without the permission from the owner). Adware collects information and sends it back to a third party. These programs often record information such as which web sites you have visited or what you have downloaded. ...
www.netalert.net.au/redirect.asp

* Adware is a software program that is, more often than not, packaged along with free software. Entrenched under the veil of this free software like search programming, games, desktop utilities like screensavers or timepiece, these appliances are used to track your internet habits and log the user ...
www.pcsecuritynews.com/spyware_definitions_terminology.html

* Installed by stealth on computers, Adware is software that causes disruptive and unwanted advertising to appear in various programs.
viruscenter.freedom.net/html/glossary.html

* Like spyware, this is software that installs itself on another computer without the owner’s knowledge, and in certain situations places advertisements on the screen.
www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml

* Adware is form of client-side ad serving software that delivers advertising to consumers. Unlike server-side ad-serving technology, which delivers ads to a Web site visited by the consumer, adware is a unique technology where the delivery of the ad is actually part of the software and ...
www.whenu.com/pc_definitions.html

* Software, usually installed at the same time as part of a shareware application, which displays advertising banners or popup windows to the user. Adware is often criticised as it may pass on the user’s personal information to a third party without their knowledge via their internet connection. ...
www.signals.co.uk/glossary/Searchgloss.aspx

* any computer software or program that is automatically loaded and present pop-up windows that may contain banner ads.
www.discovercomputers.info/Screensavers/glossary.html

* dware is a type of advertising that pops up on your computer screen while another program is running. Many believe that adware is unsafe because it can include certain codes and capabilities that allow personal information to be tracked and documented without any knowledge of this occurrence.
www.broadbandinfo.com/internet-access/glossary/default.html

* Any software that serves banner ads or pop-up ads to you while in use. Further Information
www.ukorbit.com/computer-glossary.htm

* A generic term referring to a class of software that causes a victim's web browser to display annoying pop-up advertisements and advertising banners. Sometimes adware may be installed in conjunction with a companion spyware program. ...
www.h-spot.net/threat_glossary.htm

* An application stored (usually surreptitiously)
www2.iastate.edu/~asomani/MIS/Glossary%20of%20Key%20Terms.htm

* Programs known to cause advertisement pop-ups. Similar to spyware.
tech-terms.com/index.php

* A software application in which advertising banners are displayed while the program is running; sometimes, also tracks user information, which makes it also spyware. AdWare can cause problems with applications, web browsing, networking and cause Windows updates and service packs to fail.
www.thenetguy.org/malware_glossary.htm

* Adware or advertising-supported software is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertising material to a computer after the software is installed on it or while the application is being used.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adware

* A form of spyware that collects information about a user in order to display advertisements in the Web browser based on the information it collects from the user's browsing patterns.
www.awbank.net/security_glossary1.asp

if (cbb = "installed") then {

in:
newbb/include/search.inc.php

write:
$myts =& MyTextSanitizer::getInstance();

after:
static $allowedForums, $newbbConfig;






...

in:
newbb/include/search.inc.php

write:
$myts =& MyTextSanitizer::getInstance();

after:
static $allowedForums, $newbbConfig;

I have more modules and themes and languages for xoops2 than xoops.org ( now xoops.com , commercial ) - and today the project was replaced again by Mithrandir and xoops, because Mithrandir think that is inative.


The real XOOPS is japonese. This is a commercial project that use the same name, and incompatible with my ideas about opensource.


http://www.xoops.com

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Im talking about XOOPS.COM and FOXTOTAL.COM.BR
My work was replaced (ou melhor, roubado)

I HATE NAZIs and fake opensource projects.
I will try to continue my work in other place, in peace.
XOOPS.COM is dead, without future - only promisses
and lies.