Browsezilla

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Browsezilla is a free Web browser that bills itself as a tool for privacy protection. It is, actually, a click-fraud engine for pornographic Web sites, according to security vendor Panda Software.

Browsezilla, which is NOT based on Mozilla, is designed to help internet surfers cover their tracks when visiting pornographic sites. It does not use browser history or save data to a cache, and it allows users to save their bookmarks on a remote server, according to the product's Web site.

However, Browsezilla also secretly installs adware that increases the page view counts on certain pornographic Web sites, according to J.J. Schoch, director of marketing with Panda Software. "It's being used deceptively to get more hits on their site. Its adware opens a series of adult web pages, although they are not visible to the user."