Patent ID: 8015615
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, performed by one or more processors associated with one or more server devices, the method comprising: receiving, by one or more processors associated with the one or more server devices, a request for an advertising link; providing, by one or more processors associated with the one or more server devices, and in response to the request, an advertising link to a client device; obtaining, by one or more processors associated with the one or more server devices, a first group of information, in response to the request, where the first group of information is obtained before the one or more server devices receive an indication that the client device has selected the advertising link; receiving, by one or more processors associated with the one or more server devices, an indication that the client device has selected the advertising link; obtaining, by one or more processors, a second group of information, associated with the client device or a user of the client device, in response to receiving the indication; and identifying, by one or more processors associated with the one or more server devices, a presence of illegitimate activity based on a comparison of at least a portion of the first group of information and at least a portion of the second group of information.