http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/2128/all xx http://www.itworld.com/internet/80415/click-forensics-bahama-botnet-stealing-traffic-google The Bahama botnet, a sophisticated network of compromised computers that is wreaking click-fraud havoc among advertisers, is also snatching away Web traffic and revenue right from under the nose of mighty Google, Click Forensics said Thursday. http://www.itworld.com/internet/80415/click-forensics-bahama-botnet-stealing-traffic-google#comments Internet Security News botnet click fraud Google Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:31:21 -0400 ITworld staff 80415 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/70074/new-trojan-puts-sneaky-twist-click-fraud The malware invisibly funnels search queries through its own site, cheating Google out of money. http://www.itworld.com/security/70074/new-trojan-puts-sneaky-twist-click-fraud#comments IT management/strategy Security News click fraud Google malware Tojan Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:27:56 -0400 ITworld staff 70074 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/legal/69341/microsoft-sues-three-massive-click-fraud-scam Microsoft filed a lawsuit on Monday against three people accusing them of running a "massive" click fraud scheme that involved harnessing hundreds of thousands of computer IP addresses to target advertisers promoting auto insurance and the World of Warcraft on-line game. http://www.itworld.com/legal/69341/microsoft-sues-three-massive-click-fraud-scam#comments Legal News advertising click fraud search World of Warcraft Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:08:32 -0400 ITworld staff 69341 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/68774/security-vendor-ferrets-out-whos-human-and-whos-bot An Atlanta security company has come up with a technology it says can block automated programs responsible for perpetuating nuisances such as spam, fake e-mail registrations and click fraud. http://www.itworld.com/security/68774/security-vendor-ferrets-out-whos-human-and-whos-bot#comments SaaS Security News click fraud spam Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:56:13 -0400 ITworld staff 68774 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/67805/click-fraud-identification-guidelines-released The Interactive Advertising Bureau has published guidelines for determining when fraudsters are taking advantage of pay-per-click (PPC) advertisements. http://www.itworld.com/security/67805/click-fraud-identification-guidelines-released#comments Internet Security News advertising click fraud IAB Tue, 12 May 2009 13:50:18 -0400 ITworld staff 67805 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/61691/google-dismisses-click-fraud-report Google isn't buying the latest click fraud estimates from Click Forensics. http://www.itworld.com/internet/61691/google-dismisses-click-fraud-report#comments Internet News advertising click fraud Google Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:52:45 -0500 ITworld staff 61691 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/61584/click-fraud-shoots-q4-driven-botnets Click fraud rate hit a record in the fourth quarter, driven in part by scammers' use of botnets. http://www.itworld.com/internet/61584/click-fraud-shoots-q4-driven-botnets#comments Internet Security News advertising botnet click fraud Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:50:23 -0500 ITworld staff 61584 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/56628/click-fraud-16-percent-scammers-resort-botnets The incidence of click fraud, the bane of the highly profitable search advertising business to which Google owes its success, fell slightly in the third quarter, but remains a serious problem. http://www.itworld.com/internet/56628/click-fraud-16-percent-scammers-resort-botnets#comments Internet News advertising click fraud Google search Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:23:44 -0400 ITworld staff 56628 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/55982/google-curious-alliance-click-fraud-detection-firm In a development that would have seemed impossible two years ago, Google is cooperating publicly with Click Forensics, a click-fraud detection company with which it has had a rocky relationship. http://www.itworld.com/internet/55982/google-curious-alliance-click-fraud-detection-firm#comments Internet News Click Forensics click fraud Google search Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:49:52 -0400 ITworld staff 55982 at http://www.itworld.com