How do I check my Raw logs for image hotlinking?

Discussion in 'Traffic Analysis' started by craze3, Oct 20, 2007.

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    Is there any way I can see what websites are embedding images hosted on my servers on their servers?
     
    craze3, Oct 20, 2007 IP
  2. oldmonk

    oldmonk Peon

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    nihuo anlayzer provide stolen object analysis function, example report is available in www.loganalyzer.net/sample/Resources_Accessed.html#Stolen_Object
     
    oldmonk, Oct 21, 2007 IP
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    hans Well-Known Member

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    what current access_log analyzer do you use ??

    example if you have webalizer or a modified version
    look at your referrers
    then look top to bottom at all unusual referrars
    top normally are all SE
    then you may find a bunch of social network sites referring to you - most of them are hotlinkers
    click on ALL the high traffic links of those social networks showing up as a referrer - usually you get near zero real / generic traffic from such networks - my experience has shown that most social network-backgrounds and displayed pics are hotlinked
    either within text or as bg
    I have high resolution wallpapers - 1600x12 or 1920x1920 ( widescreen ) most such files are from a few hundred kb to nearly a MB - hotlinked up to many ten thousands of times per months = some 10+ GB traffic per months by stolen/ hotlinked pics

    this a.b. procedure is fast if your referrers are clickable ( link in webalizer/angolizer )

    hence now it's time for action - hotlink protection in .htaccess with the exclusion of all major SE image search - no definitely will NOT want to have their cached pages showing broken images or replacement images since you most likely may get valuable generic traffic form image search ( image search is my Nr 1 traffic from G !!)

    a result of possible action is seen in the background of
    http :// www .hi5.com/friend/117492608--Malu--Profile-html ( w/o spaces )

    that a.m. sample hotlinker obviously forgot how to change bg - its running since many weeks with the currently displayed banner bg
     
    hans, Oct 28, 2007 IP