The days of buying term papers online may be coming to an end, thanks to the new Plagiarism-Finder. With Plagiarism-Finder, any Windows-based PC with Internet access can
be used to check files in a variety of formats, including Microsoft® Word (.doc), Adobe® Acrobat® (.PDF), plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), and HTML, for exact phrase matching on the Web. Users choose the level of scanning they want to perform - a random sampling, a normal scan, a detailed examination, or a user-defined interval - and let Plagiarism-Finder do the rest. Scan times depend on the user's Internet connection and level of examination but typically last from two to 40 minutes.

Upon completing the scan, Plagiarism-Finder highlights suspect passages and includes links to matching Web pages. A detailed report gives the user a comprehensive source list and the percentage of text copied from each source, as well as the document's overall percentage
of copied test. If the program shows a large number of concurrent sources plagiarism is likely.

Plagiarism-Finder can also be used in reverse, to help published authors and journalists make sure their copyrighted words are not being used online without their permission.