Xupiter & Google

Google getting incorrect URL from Xupiter?

[emione]

Any comments on the following would be greatly appreciated.

While going through my logs I noticed traffic coming from a variation on my main URL. For example my main URL is myxyz.com. I have a variation of the URL (xyz.com) without the “my” for people who might simply type to fast or forget the whole main URL.

The variation of the URL has not been submitted to any search engines or directories, it is only forwarding on the server side.

According to my logs, the traffic I’m getting from the variation URL is coming from Xupiter search engine, which I’ve never even heard of before now. After looking at Xupiter, sure enough, they have my site listed as xyz.com, which is the variation.

After looking at my PR with both my main URL myxyz.com and the variation xyz.com, they both have the exact same PR.
Did Google pick up this incorrect URL from Xupiter?
Is this something to worry about?
If it is something to worry about, what should I do?

As a final note, the traffic coming to the variation URL from Xupiter started on Jan. 8th; if this makes any difference?

Thanks.

[edited by: Marcia at 7:00 am (utc) on Jan. 14, 2003]

[allanp73]

Xupiter is an annoying toolbar that comes with some file sharing software. I got it on my computer and now I can't remove the annoying thing. Basically whenever you do a search and get an error page you get redirected to Xupiter where they show listing.
If your site is in these listings your logs will show traffic from it.

[4crests]

Same here. I would love to know how to get rid of it. Drives me crazy. Seems to pop up even when there is no error. ARRRRGGGGGHHHH

[xlcus]

I would love to know how to get rid of it

You can find instructions on manually removing Xupiter here...
[doxdesk.com...]

[Stefan]

"Spybot- search and destroy" removes it but Adaware doesn't, (ok for TOS?)
Xupiter is evil, it comes in via active x.

[emione]

Thanks allnp73 and everyone else for your comments, but I'm still wondering if it's something to worry about with Google showing PR for both of my URL's. Please see my original post.

Thanks.