> What is the benefit for bots that are hitting other people's sites? That's the "convince the network the bot-generated activity is genuine" part. A site wher

> What is the benefit for bots that are hitting other people's sites? That's the "convince the network the bot-generated activity is genuine" part. A site where all the "people" clicking ads are never seen on other sites stands out like a sore thumb. Having a bunch of background benign-looking activity lets you hide other kinds of fraud, too: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/07/service-drains-competitors-online-ad-budget/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/07/service-drains-competitor...