bla197.prod.google.com:4040/admin_flags

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    I found this on my referral logs, any idea what it means, or what it implies. I'm certain my sites are up to par as far as following the TOS.

    http://bla197.prod.google.com:4040/admin_flags
     
    2WIRE, Feb 13, 2006 IP
  2. ActiveFarming

    ActiveFarming Active Member

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    I never seen that before... Interesting url though. Let us know if you notice any other changes.
     
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  3. forkqueue

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    Hmm.. never seen anything like that before.

    Referrers are easy enough to fake though..
     
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  4. ActiveFarming

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    Speaking of which, how does someone fake a referal? I've been noticing a lot of them in my logs recently.
     
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  5. rehash

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    99% it's a fake
     
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    BuildHome Well-Known Member

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    404 error page.
     
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  7. discoverclips

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    yeah referrer is easy to fake
    write something in php with sockets and you can change the referrer to something totally weird
     
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    most likely its on an internal network, set up specifically for google employees, and not accessible for any old person on the internet.
     
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  9. 2WIRE

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    I found out what it was, nice theories everyone. It doesn't have to do with Google Adsense like I Initially thought. It is relating to my blogs at blogger, hence the admin_flags meaning the flag button on the blogger bar. I'm not sure why people would flag some of my blogs though, no spam and no objectionable content. I confirmed that it is from blogger though because that referral comes from this one IP which I checked other logs for that IP and I get similar admin stuff from .pyra files. These are dynamic web apps created by a company called pyra which inititally created google's Blogger. Bla197 is the admin, there were other admins as well. And that page is an intranet page or a web app that is only availible within a private network like google.

    Get me more info on faking the referrers as well, just curious how it is done.
     
    2WIRE, Feb 14, 2006 IP