AOL Still Dominant ISP In Global Internet Usage
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The study was released today by e-business information provider WebSideStory's StatMarket unit, which gathers data on global Internet user trends by monitoring traffic to 125,000 Web sites.
According to the study, AOL's share of global Internet usage as of Feb. 27 was 13.58 percent. Road Runner was in a distant second with a share of 2.76 percent.
Road Runner is owned by AOL Time Warner, the study noted.
UUNET is third in global usage share with 2.18 percent, followed by Canadian ISP Sympatico (1.04 percent), Mindspring (0.79 percent) and T-Online (0.61 percent).
"Some people thought as the Web matures, AOL's usage would go down. They saw AOL as 'training wheels' for the Internet," said Geoff Johnston, StatMarket's vice president of product marketing. "The Web is maturing - some people have been on for five or 10 years - but AOL still is doing well.
"The fact that their usage is higher on weekends is an interesting side note," he added. "AOL doesn't care if you use them because users pay a flat fee. In fact, they'd probably prefer that people only use them two days out of seven. But this shows people are going on the Net on weekends, because our sensors don't count people who just log on and check e-mail."
To test the software's claims, TechTV Labs installed a recently released key-logging app, WinWhatWhere Investigator 4, an alarmingly solid performer that provides myriad ways to monitor and record keystroke activity. In our test, Anti-keylogger was able to ferret out the software, which was buried in an obscure file location.
When the software detects a key logger, you'll get the path name for the file and a frightening message:
"Anti-keylogger has detected unauthorized keystroke monitoring programs running on your system. All your passwords, credit card details, and confidential documents (as they are typed) are probably saved in the Log."
In one scan, the program listed a common .dat file (a Windows file that contains user information) as a key logger. The application was technically correct, but you might not want to delete the file. According to a company spokesman, the software uses mathematical calculations to determine the location of a key logger, though when asked precisely how it works he declined to elaborate further, alluding to trade secrets.
There are some un-install issues associated with the application, plus more importantly, the software doesn't offer much beyond detecting and removing key loggers. It doesn't, for instance, leave the offending program on your computer at the same time that it disables its features. The only option is to delete it, a function that's available only to registered users.
Additionally, another drawback is that the software only works with Windows 95/98/Me. Windows NT and NT-based operating systems like Windows 2000 and Windows XP won't be able to use the software.
Meanwhile, a cheaper alternative, Anti-Keylogger 2002 from Centurian Software, is scheduled for release soon.
Conclusions: Anti-Keylogger 1.12 hunts down key logging software so that you can delete it from your computer. Aside from its being a one-trick pony, it's expensive and at times brings back results for software that you might not want to delete.