proxy - IP addresses and detection of bot/spam traffic -
proxy - IP addresses and detection of bot/spam traffic - i trying observe bot traffic application using list of session ips. the simplistic solution find occurrences of identical ips , if number of these beyond threshold, that traffic coming bot. i got myself thinking , doing research , questioning: could traffic coming single ip coming multiple users hiding behind subnet or proxy? in case not beingness bot? (also dont understand how subnetting or proxies work, gentle.) there more visit ip, , possible different visitors same ip (especially if visitor using dial-up connection) the way grab bots process of elimination obvious probable if useragent empty if useragent short or not descriptive if useragent contains obvious signatures or rogue bots don't want accessing site if visitor's average pageview remain on page less 3 sec bot in case bounce hit and not obvious i record ip, timestamp , useragent of every visit 30 min. , compare every new vis...