Tuesday, 29 July 2008

AVG Causes 'Fake Traffic' to websites

If you use AVG anti-virus software you may be interested in the article below. If you don't use AVG you can still be affected as the system creates fake traffic to your website which messes with any stats analysis you you. Basically when you search for something on Google AVG scans every website in order to declare it safe, or not. By doing so the site registers a visit before the person searching actually clicks into your site, which obviously messes up you webstats.

Check this out for more info:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/07/avg_stems_fake_traffic/

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