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  • Jakez
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2004
    • 5656

    #1

    How many of you have opted into this Google ads shit and don't know it?

    http://www.gfy.com/showpost.php?p=17332570&postcount=14

    I had to make a new thread for this because the other one started off as a possible computer infection but this is in fact not the case.

    For whatever reason, my Google and Yahoo search listings are going through doubleclick.net (googleads.g.doubleclick.net to be exact), this is sometimes sending me to a paid listing page instead of the the actual listing I clicked on. And if it isn't sending me to some ad-sponsored page it is still redirecting through Google's doubleclick website and my websites are not noticing this traffic as coming from a search engine.

    There is a plugin from Google to supposedly stop these cookies from reinstalling themselves (because Google says themselves that they will!) and it seemed to have worked at first but they have come back now. And here is a page to opt-out of many of the advertisers at once, but some did not successfully opt-out and who knows if the cookies will just reinstall themselves again..

    The fact that I can no longer log traffic from Google / Yahoo is insanely ridiculous. Not to mention the fact that traffic I should be receiving from my listings are going to people paying for that keyword through doubleclick advertising!!!

    I can't believe this isn't a majorly known problem yet!
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  • Juicy D. Links
    So Fucking Banned
    • Apr 2001
    • 122992

    #2
    thx i just opted out of all em

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    • Juicy D. Links
      So Fucking Banned
      • Apr 2001
      • 122992

      #3
      for people using Chrome:


      Instructions for Chrome
      The Google advertising cookie opt-out plugin is not yet supported in Google Chrome. In the meantime, you can use Chrome's built-in privacy controls to effectively opt out of the DoubleClick cookie permanently:
      From Chrome, click on the "Customize and Control Google Chrome" icon, and in the drop-down menu, select "Options"
      Select the "Under the Hood" tab
      Under "Privacy" click on "Content settings..."
      Select the "Cookies" tab
      Select "Block all third-party cookies without exception"
      This option will prevent all third-party cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie and other advertising cookies, from being sent back to their corresponding third-party websites. As a consequence, the DoubleClick cookie is never sent to Google, which effectively is the same as setting the opt-out cookie.

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      • halfpint
        GFY's Halfpint
        • Jun 2007
        • 15223

        #4
        Fuck Google ..They are cunts ...

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        • Coup
          🚨 PBBC International 🚨
          • Apr 2010
          • 9931

          #5
          Originally posted by Jakez
          http://www.gfy.com/showpost.php?p=17332570&postcount=14


          I can't believe this isn't a majorly known problem yet!
          that fact that you have doubleclick ads running on yahoo and still think you're not infected with something makes you a dumbass.
          Last edited by Coup; 07-13-2010, 02:05 PM.

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          • mechanicvirus
            Confirmed User
            • Feb 2005
            • 4121

            #6
            Dude you got infected with malware, how high are you?

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            • Coup
              🚨 PBBC International 🚨
              • Apr 2010
              • 9931

              #7
              cookies aren't replacing links on yahoo search listings dummy.

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              • sortie
                Confirmed User
                • Mar 2007
                • 7771

                #8
                Originally posted by Jakez
                http://www.gfy.com/showpost.php?p=17332570&postcount=14

                I had to make a new thread for this because the other one started off as a possible computer infection but this is in fact not the case.

                For whatever reason, my Google and Yahoo search listings are going through doubleclick.net (googleads.g.doubleclick.net to be exact), this is sometimes sending me to a paid listing page instead of the the actual listing I clicked on. And if it isn't sending me to some ad-sponsored page it is still redirecting through Google's doubleclick website and my websites are not noticing this traffic as coming from a search engine.

                There is a plugin from Google to supposedly stop these cookies from reinstalling themselves (because Google says themselves that they will!) and it seemed to have worked at first but they have come back now. And here is a page to opt-out of many of the advertisers at once, but some did not successfully opt-out and who knows if the cookies will just reinstall themselves again..

                The fact that I can no longer log traffic from Google / Yahoo is insanely ridiculous. Not to mention the fact that traffic I should be receiving from my listings are going to people paying for that keyword through doubleclick advertising!!!

                I can't believe this isn't a majorly known problem yet!

                You might have the virtumonde virus.

                If so then your servers may be hacked also through your FTP program.

                Open the source of your index pages and see if there is an iframe or some other code
                on your servers.

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                • Jakez
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 5656

                  #9
                  Bump, its not an infection as I've already said, if you read the thread and view the links I provided you might realize this shit is happening on YOUR computer.

                  Do a search for just about anything for example "dating sites" and hold the left mouse button down on some of the top listings, a simple hover over the links won't reveal the doubleclick address.
                  Last edited by Jakez; 07-13-2010, 06:36 PM.
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                  • Coup
                    🚨 PBBC International 🚨
                    • Apr 2010
                    • 9931

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Jakez
                    Bump, its not an infection as I've already said, if you read the thread and view the links I provided you might realize this shit is happening on YOUR computer.
                    it's not happening on mine.. but that because I'm not infected with that same shit you are.

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                    • Jakez
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 5656

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Coup
                      it's not happening on mine.. but that because I'm not infected with that same shit you are.
                      I'm not INFECTED with spyware or anything you illiterate moron.

                      I've opted-out using the links I provided and installed the plugin FROM GOOGLE and after restarting my computer this problem has disappeared, hopefully for good.
                      [email protected] - jakezdumb - 573689400

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                      • EDepth
                        Confirmed User
                        • Nov 2005
                        • 510

                        #12
                        I'm curious what your hosts file looked like.
                        ICQ: 275335837

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                        • Coup
                          🚨 PBBC International 🚨
                          • Apr 2010
                          • 9931

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Jakez
                          I'm not INFECTED with spyware or anything you illiterate moron.

                          I've opted-out using the links I provided and installed the plugin FROM GOOGLE and after restarting my computer this problem has disappeared, hopefully for good.
                          the problems you described in the other thread said nothing to me other than a virus infection. Especially the part about seeing yahoo search listing being rewritten and redirecting through doubleclick urls.

                          MORON FAGGOT BITCH NAMECALLING RETARD WHORE.

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                          • Jakez
                            Confirmed User
                            • Jan 2004
                            • 5656

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Coup
                            the problems you described in the other thread said nothing to me other than a virus infection. Especially the part about seeing yahoo search listing being rewritten and redirecting through doubleclick urls.

                            MORON FAGGOT BITCH NAMECALLING RETARD WHORE.
                            Because I thought I had some kind of spyware/trojan/etc because this problem is so ridiculous it's as if I am infected, but the reason I started an entirely new thread about it is because I have discovered that this is NOT an infection and it's something being done directly by Google, Yahoo, and who knows who else.

                            But this is GoFuckYourself so I understand people want to start shit and not pay any attention to the topic or what I'm trying to explain to them.
                            [email protected] - jakezdumb - 573689400

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                            • Ron Bennett
                              Confirmed User
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 1653

                              #15
                              Try using a different computer.

                              If still same problem, then likely your website has been hijacked with bogus links being inserted into the pages - check for hidden code / iframes, etc, as another poster suggested already...

                              Important, note that viewing your website may not reveal anything unusual, since some website injections are only served to search engine spiders with the unaltered version served to direct type-ins.

                              Point is, if nothing appears wrong with your webpages, don't assume all is ok - FTP in and download some of them and view the source of them using a html / text editor to make doubly-sure nothing is amiss.

                              I just tested your search query - the result links work as expected, and redirect through the google.com domain - not doubleclick.net.

                              Ron
                              Domagon - Website Management and Domain Name Sales

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                              • CYF
                                Coupon Guru
                                • Mar 2009
                                • 10973

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Ron Bennett
                                I just tested your search query - the result links work as expected, and redirect through the google.com domain - not doubleclick.net.

                                Ron
                                I just tested it too, and everything is normal here.

                                OP has some kind of infection
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                                • mechanicvirus
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Feb 2005
                                  • 4121

                                  #17
                                  17 people thinking that theres a google conspiracy instead of simple malware

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                                  • Jakez
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Jan 2004
                                    • 5656

                                    #18
                                    Using a different computer wouldn't make a difference because this is happening on a per computer basis. Just as an infection would happen, but I've finally figured out it's not even an infection at all but instead some kind of sneaky advertising gimmick run by the search engines.

                                    Originally posted by mechanicvirus
                                    17 people thinking that theres a google conspiracy instead of simple malware
                                    Really? The way I've seen this thread going I would say 17 people thinking the OP has a virus/trojan/spyware/malware infection when in reality he's trying to inform you about Google advertising selling the traffic from your hard earned listings to the highest bidder. But no, nothing to see here, keep blaming your complaints on the tubes!

                                    To tell you the truth, I'm glad no one knows wtf I am talking about because that just means this advertising method hasn't taken control of a wide range of surfers (yet). I'm not sure how the fuck I got opted into this but it's definitely total bullshit and it's very effectively stealing traffic the top results for any search term people people want to purchase traffic from. Take a moment to understand what I made this thread for and realize what I'm trying to show you and you'd realize this has absolutely nothing to do with my computers or websites being infected with anything at all.

                                    I installed an opt-out plugin from google.com itself and this has went away for me, is that so hard to get?
                                    Last edited by Jakez; 07-13-2010, 11:00 PM.
                                    [email protected] - jakezdumb - 573689400

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                                    • Jakez
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jan 2004
                                      • 5656

                                      #19
                                      Bump for anyone with the attention span of 2 minutes or more with profitable listings in search engines.
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                                      • seeandsee
                                        Check SIG!
                                        • Mar 2006
                                        • 50945

                                        #20
                                        just get good antivirus/firewall and watch what are you doing online, and you are safe. And about this ads, who will know what is going on
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                                        • Jakez
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jan 2004
                                          • 5656

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by seeandsee
                                          just get good antivirus/firewall and watch what are you doing online, and you are safe. And about this ads, who will know what is going on
                                          It is equivalent to saying "watch out for Google". Trust me I know what the fuck I'm clicking on and when something's happening on my computer. This is not some browser hijack stuff, this is happening straight from Google themselves.

                                          If people want throw their "you're infected dood" in then so be it. Meanwhile the people in charge (search engines) are selling our most valuable traffic to the highest bidder.

                                          I think people are forgetting where search engine traffic comes from, if Google wants to send the average surfer through ads first that is their choice, it's their website and the average surfer isn't going to have the slightest clue what is happening. Hell I am trying to explain this to a bunch of WEBMASTERS and they're arguing with me about it. Stupidity at it's best.
                                          Last edited by Jakez; 07-14-2010, 03:12 AM.
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                                          • Agent 488
                                            Registered User
                                            • Feb 2006
                                            • 22511

                                            #22
                                            you have spyware on your computer.

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                                            • Jakez
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Jan 2004
                                              • 5656

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Agent 488
                                              you have spyware on your computer.
                                              I have spyware on my computer that injects Googles own products and Google provides its own plugin to opt-out of it. Thanks for the amazing enlightenment.
                                              Last edited by Jakez; 07-14-2010, 03:25 AM.
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                                              • Coup
                                                🚨 PBBC International 🚨
                                                • Apr 2010
                                                • 9931

                                                #24
                                                the only information I could find that describes your problem is directly virus related. do you have any links or anything that describes exactly what was going on? Any information at all? You shoving your fingers in your ears and screaming "I'm not infected! magical google cookies are causing my search engine redirection problems on other search engines" isn't helping anyone.
                                                Last edited by Coup; 07-14-2010, 06:07 AM.

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                                                • Agent 488
                                                  Registered User
                                                  • Feb 2006
                                                  • 22511

                                                  #25
                                                  you have spyware on your computer.

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                                                  • Ravage
                                                    Confirmed User
                                                    • Mar 2007
                                                    • 2242

                                                    #26
                                                    Jakez,

                                                    You have spyware, plain and simple. Google owns Doubleclick, yes, and they use it to gather information and inject ads based on the sites you visit. The reason you see Doubleclick URL's is because it is tracking what you visit to inject ads. And it is considered malware by many spyware removal programs.

                                                    All you've downloaded and installed was a plug-in Google offers to permnamently disable it should you get re-infected somewhere down the line. Google does this so they don't have their asses handed to them for not providing a permnament solution to their spyware.
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                                                    • sortie
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Mar 2007
                                                      • 7771

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by Jakez
                                                      Bump, its not an infection as I've already said, if you read the thread and view the links I provided you might realize this shit is happening on YOUR computer.

                                                      Do a search for just about anything for example "dating sites" and hold the left mouse button down on some of the top listings, a simple hover over the links won't reveal the doubleclick address.
                                                      I did a search on "dating sites" and held the left mouse and the right mouse on plentyoffish.com and got the correct link both times.

                                                      It worked fine when I clicked also.

                                                      I'm pretty sure I already told you the most likely virus you have.

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