The document discusses how bots mimic popular web browsers to disguise their activities. It provides statistics on the market share of various browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Safari, and Firefox from August 2016, highlighting the percentage of bot visits for each. Three different sources validate the reported browser market shares.

1. September 2016 / Page 0marketing.scienceconsulting group, inc.
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Most popular browsers mimicked by bots
“Bots disguise themselves as the most
popular browsers used by humans.”
Marketing Science NetMarketShare StatCounter Bots' Browser of Choice
Browser August 2016 August 2016 August 2016 August 2016
Google Chrome 52% 53% 47% 25%
Microsoft IE 20% 19% 16% 2%
Safari 13% 11% 17% 14%
Firefox 3% 5% 12% 8%
n/a n/a n/a 17% PhantomJS
% U.S. Marketshare % U.S. Marketshare % U.S. Marketshare % of bot visits
3 different sources corroborate browser market share