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On the Security of Pay-Per-Click and Other Web Advertising SchemesNissim et al.
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- Nissim V
- Pinkas B
- Reiter M
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We present a hit inflation attack on pay-per-click Web advertising schemes. Our attack is virtually impossible for the program provider to detect conclusively, regardless of whether the provider is a third-party" ad network" or the target of the click itself. If practiced widely, this …
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