Strange Tracking Things Found In My Log Files

i have apache on my win 2k machine and i always check my log files and for some reason when i browse the web, it seems to log it into my log file. why is that?

another thing, i the sites i seem to have browsed seem to always search for unknown files and folders and i'm wondering if i should be concerned?

here's some examples of what i'm talking about


127.0.0.1 - - [04/Feb/2003:22:25:36 -0800] "GET /adi/bp.com/cok;cok=16h;hhi=30-50000;gend=Male;age=18-22;pet=0;zip=75154;state=Texas;befa=1;ent=1;shop=1 ;hip=1;rb=1;fash=1;race=;so=1;auto=1;invest=0;bsns =1;ce=;sport=28;yog=2003;occ=11;trv=0;;sz=120x600; ptile=2;ord=332662949? HTTP/1.1" 404 430
127.0.0.1 - - [04/Feb/2003:22:27:30 -0800] "GET /adi/bp.com/m;m=4;hhi=30-50000;gend=Male;age=18-22;pet=0;zip=75154;state=Texas;befa=1;ent=1;shop=1 ;hip=1;rb=1;fash=1;race=;so=1;auto=1;invest=0;bsns =1;ce=;sport=28;yog=2003;occ=11;trv=0;dcopt=ist;sz =468x60;ptile=1;ord=800445915? HTTP/1.1" 404 432
127.0.0.1 - - [04/Feb/2003:16:38:11 -0800] "GET /banner/gizmotimetempbig/US/IL/Joliet.gif HTTP/1.1" 404 246127.0.0.1 - - [03/Feb/2003:22:28:18 -0800] "GET /ads/HOTBOS/006015930067_LG.gif HTTP/1.1" 404 236
127.0.0.1 - - [03/Feb/2003:22:29:06 -0800] "GET /ads/MSNHPB/002928M0029_S4.gif HTTP/1.1" 404 235
127.0.0.1 - - [03/Feb/2003:22:29:46 -0800] "GET /ads/HOTBOS/001091330003_LG.gif HTTP/1.1" 404 236
127.0.0.1 - - [03/Feb/2003:22:30:22 -0800] "GET /ads/IMSCB1/0011215870001_HF.gif HTTP/1.1" 404 237
127.0.0.1 - - [04/Feb/2003:04:47:45 -0800] "GET /ads/MSNBFP/0011203290001_D2.gif HTTP/1.1" 404 237
127.0.0.1 - - [04/Feb/2003:04:47:45 -0800] "GET /ads/MSNHPB/00292MO0284_S4.gif HTTP/1.1" 404 235

what does this mean?

It's weird that you should mention that... I was thinking the exact same thing yesterday. I was checking out my logs, and noticed similar messages...

No clue!

phewwww i am glad i'm not the only one.