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Someone STOLE my site and put Google Ads in there!!!

by vema123
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Help!

I built my site on February 15, 2010, and I keep adding unique contents to it every single day. And suddenly, I was horrified to find out that I've found Google Ads in all over my posts without my ever adding it! Please help me!!!

HOw can I remove all these ads since I can't find the Google Ads codes in the posts, but it appears in my site! I don't think it's in the template since just a few days ago it was still clean.

But this morning when I put the technorati claim token into one of my posts, suddenly I just realized it! Could it be caused of Technorati claim token? But I've removed the technorati token post, but it's still there!

I work alone, and I don't tell anyone about the username and password to my site.

Now:
I've just removed the first template (template A) which contains the Google ads, and replaced the template with a new one (template B) and it seems that the ads have disappeared. But I'm still scared that later the ads will appear again on my new template B. So I will see for a day or two if my site stays clean before I add my own Google ads onto it.

I'm thinking of adding my own Google Ads onto it in the next couple of days. But would it be alright for Google if ONE SITE has been used with 2 DIFFERENT Google Ads ID?

ps: I still don't understand why when I used template A for nearly 1 month my site stayed clean and suddenly I saw google ads on it.
#ads #google #put #site #stole
  • Profile picture of the author Fraggler
    It has to be the Technorati plugin you just installed. If you view the source code you should see exactly where it has been added. It might have a unique tag or named adsense unit which you can track down.

    Don't worry about the 2 AdSense IDs on the page, it won't be a problem.
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  • Profile picture of the author secondeye
    Are you using FREE hosting Service? It is recommended to reupload your web and change its username and password and remove any suspicious file from your hosting account.
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    • Profile picture of the author vema123
      Originally Posted by secondeye View Post

      Are you using FREE hosting Service? It is recommended to reupload your web and change its username and password and remove any suspicious file from your hosting account.
      No, I'm not using a free based hosting service. This morning I've changed its template and so far it's still clear... I'm still monitoring though...
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      • Profile picture of the author Glassjaw009
        Vema,

        Your account has been hacked. Reset your username and password to random letters and numbers and write it down somewhere where you won't forget it. Your template A got infested with somebody else's ads because they manually edited it because they had access to your site. Template B will soon suffer the same fate if you do not change your username and password.

        Sometimes, it's not the site that gets hacked it's the server. If you change your username and password and these things still happen, change servers.

        Hoping you all the best,

        Thomas
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