FunWebProducts.. not fun.

**Croc Hunter** · 1-5-04, 10:35 PM

Bloated access logs

I've been noticing alot of "FunWebProducts" (FWP) appearing in my access log - user agent strings lately. Like this: "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; FunWebProducts; .NET CLR 1.0.3705)"

Turns out FWP offer Smiley Central, PopSwatter, My Mail Signature, My Mail Stationery and My Mail Stamp, email "enhancers". All of these enhancers have inbuilt adware or hijackers. The unsuspecting user suffers slow IE speed, tags on all email and it takes over their browser. It can also damage the Windows enviroment.

Serves them right you say?.. wrong. Often they are simply unaware. And we as webmasters suffer to!. Bloated logs and repeated calls for help. In the above example my access logs alone jumped 300kb+ through one heavy user. If you spot FunWebProducts encourage the user to remove it.

For more info and removal:
http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/.../1208web2.html

YvetteKuhns · 1-16-04, 12:02 PM

I can't believe how many people jump on these "freeware" products that are really adware. The popup ads are annoying spam ads and the products continue to spam people.

"My Adware" for FunToSpamWebProducts should be boycotted. Maybe they will go away. Probably not. Just don't use them or advertise them.

stevel · 1-16-04, 12:14 PM

I see this a lot in my access logs, but I have no way to identify the users.

1-31-04, 11:51 PM

I have been shut down for excessive resource abuse, and BAM! Sure nuff going through my log for today, I see FUNWEBPRODUCTS...Dangit! Shows up A LOT. I'm going to try to track this user. This is probably most definitely what pushed me over the edge today.

Thanks for the post.

YvetteKuhns · 2-1-04, 10:37 AM

Did you try to use htaccess to block funwebproducts.com and their ip addresses? 63.236.75.87, 63.236.75.198, 63.236.75.199 you can actually block all ip addresses starting with 63.236.75 to stop them.

Did you try contacting Fun Web Products?

Fun Web Products, Inc.
444 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 510
Chicago, IL 60611

Ask them what can be done.

Good luck.

1-5-04, 10:35 PM	#1
Croc Hunter Mod.. with bite.. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,630 Reputation: 383	FunWebProducts.. not fun. Bloated access logs I've been noticing alot of "FunWebProducts" (FWP) appearing in my access log - user agent strings lately. Like this: "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; FunWebProducts; .NET CLR 1.0.3705)" Turns out FWP offer Smiley Central, PopSwatter, My Mail Signature, My Mail Stationery and My Mail Stamp, email "enhancers". All of these enhancers have inbuilt adware or hijackers. The unsuspecting user suffers slow IE speed, tags on all email and it takes over their browser. It can also damage the Windows enviroment. Serves them right you say?.. wrong. Often they are simply unaware. And we as webmasters suffer to!. Bloated logs and repeated calls for help. In the above example my access logs alone jumped 300kb+ through one heavy user. If you spot FunWebProducts encourage the user to remove it. For more info and removal: http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/.../1208web2.html __________________ Croc Hunter MSC :

1-16-04, 12:02 PM	#2
YvetteKuhns Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Allentown, PA USA Posts: 14,885 Reputation: 447	I can't believe how many people jump on these "freeware" products that are really adware. The popup ads are annoying spam ads and the products continue to spam people. "My Adware" for FunToSpamWebProducts should be boycotted. Maybe they will go away. Probably not. Just don't use them or advertise them. __________________ Yvette Kuhns Power Pages Web Design Customized Internet Advertising Solutions

1-16-04, 12:14 PM	#3
stevel XPW Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 9,464 Reputation: 265	I see this a lot in my access logs, but I have no way to identify the users. __________________ Steve

2-1-04, 10:37 AM	#5
YvetteKuhns Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Allentown, PA USA Posts: 14,885 Reputation: 447	Did you try to use htaccess to block funwebproducts.com and their ip addresses? 63.236.75.87, 63.236.75.198, 63.236.75.199 you can actually block all ip addresses starting with 63.236.75 to stop them. Did you try contacting Fun Web Products? Fun Web Products, Inc. 444 N. Michigan Avenue Suite 510 Chicago, IL 60611 Ask them what can be done. Good luck. __________________ Yvette Kuhns Power Pages Web Design Customized Internet Advertising Solutions

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1-31-04, 11:51 PM	#4
csramotorsports Posts: n/a	I have been shut down for excessive resource abuse, and BAM! Sure nuff going through my log for today, I see FUNWEBPRODUCTS...Dangit! Shows up A LOT. I'm going to try to track this user. This is probably most definitely what pushed me over the edge today. Thanks for the post.