SERPs are changed automatically?

Discussion in 'Google' started by hanyixin, Mar 16, 2005.

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    When I use google to do search, sometimes the #1 result will be changed to another site when the result page is opening.

    Do you see the same thing? Maybe my computer was infected by some spyware :(
     
    hanyixin, Mar 16, 2005 IP
  2. Smyrl

    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

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    Like you I would think spyware or site in question was cloaking and serving one page to search engines somethng else to all others. I would try running identical search from a different machine and see what happens. If you have different results from another machine download and run adaware and see if it finds a problem.

    Good luck.

    Shannon
     
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    honey Prominent Member

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    This is a spyware for SURE.
     
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  4. hanyixin

    hanyixin Peon

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    How terrible!! I hate spyware.
     
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    sadcox66 Spirit Walker

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    #5
    Perform a search about "gator" and how to remove it.

    You probably have some infected applications that need to be uninstalled as well.

    [Additional advice]
    * FireFox
    * Install SpyBot Make sure you immunize your registry and run TeaTimer in the background for prevention.
    * Finally Run AdAware

    enjoy bug squashing
     
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  6. hanyixin

    hanyixin Peon

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    Thanks, I will try it :)
     
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    air Active Member

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    Can you provide a search with redirected results?
    Not solely spyware is causing redirects of #1 SERP. :cool:

    Martin
     
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    Chrissicom Guest

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    I think it's most definitely not spyware which causes this. This rather the effect of a spammer fooling Google with highly optimized sites that are only redirects to the another site.
     
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    air Active Member

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    Or just directory listings with 302 redirect. Anyway I want to take a look at example results? :rolleyes:

    Martin
     
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  10. hanyixin

    hanyixin Peon

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    I don't think it's a spammer. When the result page is first opened, the #1 is site A, but when the page is opening, the #1 can be changed to #2.
     
    hanyixin, Mar 17, 2005 IP