System, method and program product for determining whether a web page returned to a web browser is a redirected web page

A system for determining whether a first web page returned to a web browser is a redirected web page, said system comprising:

• a processor configured for;
• creating a dummy URL by appending one or more characters to a URL of said first web page, said one or more characters being chosen such that said dummy URL is likely to elicit a redirected web page;
• sending a request for said dummy URL;
• receiving a second web page in response to said request;
• comparing content of said second web page to content of said first web page;
• and
• making a record indicating that said first web page is a redirected web page if the content of said second web page matches said content of said first web page.

A computer program product for determining whether a first web page returned to a web browser is a redirected web page, said computer program product comprising program instructions stored on a computer readable medium, the program instructions comprising:

• first program instructions to create a dummy URL by appending one or more characters to a URL of said first web page, said one or more characters being chosen such that said dummy URL is likely to elicit a redirected web page;
• second program instructions to initiate sending of a request for said dummy URL;
• third program instructions to fetch a second web page received in response to said request;
• fourth program instructions to compare content of said second web page to content of said first web page;
• and
• fifth program instructions to make a record indicating that said first web page is a redirected web page if the content of said second web page matches said content of said first web page.