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    FunWebProducts - What is it?

    Hi,

    I looked in my log - there's a user agent called FunWebProducts - What is it? - Should I ban it?

    Thanks,
    John

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    I have no idea. How many pages did it view, how fast? If it behaved like a normal user I wouldn't ban it.
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    Thanks. It visits my site about 25 to about 100 pageviews a day, not fast, spreading out the whole day, probably friendly one, then I leave it alone.

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    Sometimes companies spoof user_agent info as a way to advertise to webmasters -- this could be that.

    http://www.funwebproducts.com/

    A very new company (so new that this thread is ranked higher than them when you search for their name in google).

    It looks like they have some downloadable programs, like a popup blocker (maybe spyware -- who knows). Perhaps when this program is installed it makes a person's user_agent change as a marketing tool.
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    They keep visiting my site, don't know what they're doing really. Should I just leave it?
    Don't you just love free internet games ?

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    Actually, I found this:

    http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/.../1208web2.html

    Looks like they're just what you said Chris.
    Don't you just love free internet games ?

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