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Originally Posted by faxxaff
You can use trap files ... like 1x1 pix big files named 6tjgTTvtfgh.jpg or something like that. If it get's downloaded, you know it's an illegal bot. Now, write a script that will block that user based on IP and session ID or have him download some malicious bullshit ...
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That's one of several techniques we use. That technique works sometimes, but
often does not. We don't send people malicious files of course, we're not criminals,
but we do use traps. It's a useful part of a multi-layered approach, but not at all
sufficient on it's own.
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