Can Proxy Hacking Remove Your Site From Search Engine Results?

Posted on September 4, 2007
Filed Under Articles, Scams, Search Engine Traffic, Search Engines, Technology and Web 2.0

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I wasn’t going to do a write up about this article when I first read it.

Little did I know that my own site homepage had recently been hijacked!

I did a search for sites linking to my homepage and found the culprit.

Well it looks like it doesn’t matter what site you have whether you think it is popular or otherwise you really need to look into this.

I have gone through the advice and tips and will be looking into implementing the code but I would prefer a professional script with support as I am not that savvy with recoding technical scripts.

After having a superb time in Paris where I promised my boys that I would not be spending time online so that I could RELAX I am all fired up now.

I have been on a rampage of contacting affiliate networks associated with the webmaster in question.

I have also sent copies of several other web sites that have been compromised so that they are made aware of the problem and can follow up, if they choose, in their own way.

After all if these people seek to make a profit from stealing YOUR HOMEPAGE to serve ads via pop ups then once you TAKE AWAY their source of income then that may be the ONLY WAY to fight back.

However, I can hardly imagine that anyone could find each and every CULPRIT.

My sincere thanks go to Brad Fallon for revealing this major problem to me as a subscriber to his lists. You can read a detailed article by Dan Thies on the subject (which incidentally is not new) to find out how the web site MyWeddingFavors.com was affected by ‘Proxy Hacking’. Even though at first I was somewhat confused and how this could be possible. I have read some more information and now have a much greater understanding and awareness of the problem.

I haven’t printed the URL mainly because I seriously doubt whether their site will be live after they lose their AdSense and affiliate revenue. However if you want to view the URL in question just contact me by leaving a comment.

Here’s some quick links to some fixes. However if you’re not competent with code you should consult a professional to help you out.

How To Guide: Prevent Google Proxy Hacking

THE CODE
http://www.seoegghead.com

Google Bowling via Proxy

Only hope this problem isn’t too widespread and more IMPORTANTLY there will be an easy to implement fix for non technical people like me and the major search engines crack down this activity altogether.

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