dated, but comprehensive article about Cookie Stuffing.
Since then, the cookie stuffers have gotten smarter.
They even advertise on Google. Here is an advertisement from a Google Search:
The firm proclaims:
WARNING: If you don't like the idea of making money with Blackhat
tools and strategies, then this site is not for you. Otherwise, proceed on
This sales letter is going to be real quick and simple for you. You
know why you are here, so let's get right to the point.
The advertisement shows how a site that gets 1,000 visitors a day made over $8,000 in a month
The script does not
redirect every surfer. The click through rate script can be adjusted to look "normal" and the script can be told only to
redirect surfers who come from specific domains.
Ami Isseroff
October 4, 2008
Updated October 6, 2008
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