AutoSurfs gained a bad name in the past due to prevalence of multi-level schemes practised by the exchanges. Some closed down while others cleaned up their act and continued in different forms. Some changed over to manualsurfs to avoid the bad reputation. However, autosurfs do serve its purpose, if utilised properly and ethically.

For one, it is convenient to let the program run on its own, generating hits to webpages automatically. It is a lazy way to achieve a boost to a website's traffic ranking. More creative autosurfs incorporate random bonus credits that can be claimed by surfers who took the trouble to at least view the progress of the surfing, rather than simply let it run in the background unattended. Surfers who are looking out for interesting offers from websites can relax while looking at an autosurf window running, ready to interrupt it for a closer look when necessary.

The autosurfs on my Top Ten Page here are pretty stable, and the admins are quite active and responsive. Some other autosurfs may not be stable due to interruptions during surfing which should not occur or it defeats the purpose of autosurfing. The admin must actively check the links. If the admin is missing (not doing their job), new links will not be approved for a long time, or forever.

There is an elusive link to Webfetti that keeps on popping up to halt autosurfing, even on stable autosurf sites. It is so irritating to have such irresponsible people hide this annoying webpage in their link. Apparently, the admins were unable to filter it out, probably due to a long timer hidden within the webpage.