{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.fraudlogix.com\/affiliate-blog\/ad-fraud-101-ip-masking-vs-botnets\/#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.fraudlogix.com\/affiliate-blog\/ad-fraud-101-ip-masking-vs-botnets\/","headline":"Ad Fraud 101: IP Masking vs Botnets","name":"Ad Fraud 101: IP Masking vs Botnets","description":"IP masking and botnets are two methods that are commonly used in ad fraud. While the end result is the same, fraudulent clicks that waste marketers’ money, they are two distinct ad fraud methods that need to be combated separately. IP Masking IP masking refers to the practice of hiding or changing a user\u2019s IP […]","datePublished":"2023-02-03","dateModified":"2025-01-10","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.fraudlogix.com\/blog\/author\/priscilla\/#Person","name":"Fraudlogix","url":"https:\/\/wiki.fraudlogix.com\/blog\/author\/priscilla\/","identifier":6,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/06995c16354b313a238da61945d79b55?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/06995c16354b313a238da61945d79b55?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Fraudlogix","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/fraudlogix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FraudlogixLogo_black.jpg","url":"https:\/\/fraudlogix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FraudlogixLogo_black.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.fraudlogix.com\/affiliate-blog\/ad-fraud-101-ip-masking-vs-botnets\/","about":["Ad Fraud"],"wordCount":683}