For you gallery submitters with strange google stats

HowlingWulf · 2009-06-15, 11:02 AM

I've been seeing many top google requests in my TGP stats for search terms 'art','galleries','porn', and 'xbuster'. They're totally fake.

I finally found the reason.

the TGPx script fakes its referrer as google when fetching the page after submission. The default it uses is
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search
which the TGPx owner can change. The reason given is

"Using Google as the referrer gives the best chance of having the gallery load correctly for the scanner, since very few sites are likely to want to block requests from such a popular site."

Hopefully this post will save others the frustration I had. I thought it was another crazy bot.

hashbury · 2009-06-15, 11:31 AM

Im not even a gallery submitter, but i have been getting ungodly amounts of traffic from art. I was thinking some kind of bot to. Now i know

geirlur · 2009-06-23, 05:24 PM

nice find, been wondering about that one for quite a while!

Mr Spock · 2009-06-24, 02:58 PM

I just thought that my site was considered art

HowlingWulf · 2009-07-03, 02:58 PM

BTW, some TGPx owners have changed the fake referrer to yahoo, msn, or GFY. I hate this 'feature'.

2009-06-15, 11:02 AM	#1
HowlingWulf Me fail English? That's unpossible! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: FL Posts: 1,381	For you gallery submitters with strange google stats I've been seeing many top google requests in my TGP stats for search terms 'art','galleries','porn', and 'xbuster'. They're totally fake. I finally found the reason. the TGPx script fakes its referrer as google when fetching the page after submission. The default it uses is http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search which the TGPx owner can change. The reason given is "Using Google as the referrer gives the best chance of having the gallery load correctly for the scanner, since very few sites are likely to want to block requests from such a popular site." Hopefully this post will save others the frustration I had. I thought it was another crazy bot. __________________ WordPress Porn directory theme => Maddos Create a Porn Tube => Video Pornster

2009-06-15, 11:31 AM	#2
hashbury My name is hashbury not assburry Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,125	Im not even a gallery submitter, but i have been getting ungodly amounts of traffic from art. I was thinking some kind of bot to. Now i know __________________ Sig Goes Here!

2009-06-23, 05:24 PM	#3
geirlur The only guys who wear Hawaiian shirts are gay guys and big fat party animals Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 176	nice find, been wondering about that one for quite a while! __________________ Make some easy pay per click money with Exoclick

2009-07-03, 02:58 PM	#5
HowlingWulf Me fail English? That's unpossible! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: FL Posts: 1,381	BTW, some TGPx owners have changed the fake referrer to yahoo, msn, or GFY. I hate this 'feature'. __________________ WordPress Porn directory theme => Maddos Create a Porn Tube => Video Pornster

2009-06-24, 02:58 PM	#4
Mr Spock You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vulcan Posts: 695	I just thought that my site was considered art