Free Privacy Protection Web Browser - Browsezilla is Click Fraud Engine for Porn Sites

Free web browser - Browsezilla promotes itself as a tool for privacy protection. It is actually a click-fraud engine for pornographic sites, said security vendor Panda Software.

Browsezilla claims to help surfers cover their tracks when visiting pornographic sites. It does not use browser history or save data to a cache, and it allows users to save their bookmarks on a remote server, according to the product’s website.

However, Browsezilla also secretly installs adware that boosts the page view counts on certain pornographic web sites, said J.J. Schoch, director of marketing with Panda. “It’s being used deceptively to get more hits on their site,” Schoch said. “This adware opens a series of adult web pages, although they are not visible to the user.”

The Browsezilla team called Panda’s allegations “unsubstantiated,” on the Browsezilla website, but they shed little light on the situation when asked for further comment on Panda’s press release.

via TechWorld