My website redirects to another site from multiple SERPs

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My website redirects to another site from multiple SERPs

direct type-in is OK

adamnichols45

10:28 am on Jan 20, 2009 (gmt 0)

Very strange but no matter what search engine I use my website re-directs to another website displaying ads only.

type it in direct and my site shows what the hell is happening here?

phranque

10:52 am on Jan 20, 2009 (gmt 0)

i would browse your site with the user agent specified as googlebot or Slurp and see what content you get - especially the meta headers.

dreamcatcher

1:34 pm on Jan 20, 2009 (gmt 0)

Domain expired? Server problem?

adamnichols45

10:06 pm on Jan 20, 2009 (gmt 0)

domain is certainy not expired. Server problem should I get onto my host.

we are number 1 in google maybe some one has targetted us.

Phranque Im not sure how I would do that.

kaled

10:09 pm on Jan 20, 2009 (gmt 0)

Just a guess...

If I understand you correctly (not sure) it sounds like your server/site has been hacked to redirect depending on the referrer. If you type in an address directly, no referrer data is normally sent. You can test this theory further by switching off the sending of referrer data in your web browser.

Kaled.

jdMorgan

10:54 pm on Jan 20, 2009 (gmt 0)

I concur on the server hack theory.

> I'm not sure how I would do that.

Firefox + User-Agent Switcher and Live HTTP Headers add-ons: Basic Webmaster kit.

Jim

adamnichols45

1:43 pm on Jan 21, 2009 (gmt 0)

Well that is funny because around a week ago I recieve an email from my host stating that ftp has been switched off because servers were being attacked.

When I visit my website I can see that there is something strange happening.

Should I ring my host is it there problem.

Should I delete everything server end and re-install?