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  • AVG disguises fake traffic as IE6

    06/27/2008 12:05:44 PM PDT · by LibWhacker · 70 replies · 416+ views
    The Register ^ | 6/26/08 | Cade Metz
    Exclusive AVG has rejiggered the fake traffic it's spewing across the internet, causing new headaches for the world's webmasters. In late February, AVG paired its updated anti-virus engine with a real-time malware scanner that vets search engine results before you click on them. If you search Google, for instance, this LinkScanner automatically visits each address that turns up on Google's results page. According to the company, more than 20 million people have downloaded the new AVG 8, and this has caused a huge up-tick in traffic on sites across the web, including The Register. Because the scanner attempts to disguise...