Glossary · Fraud
Botnet— what it means in affiliate marketing
A network of infected devices controlled remotely and used, among other things, to generate ad traffic.
Residential IP addresses are what make botnet traffic expensive to filter: the addresses are real homes. The same infrastructure is resold as proxy capacity, which is why cheap residential proxies deserve a question about provenance.
Related terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bot | A program that performs actions automatically: clicks, registrations, views, form fills. |
| Fraud | Any falsification of conversions, traffic or identity in affiliate marketing. |
Entry updated 29 July 2026. All 276 terms in one page.
