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Google's Advanced search operators abused by spammers

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

Monday, November 5, 2007
16 years ago2,984 views

From the laboratory of Symantec Security Response:

"Recently, we came across few offer spam mails which had the following URL in it:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=inurl:replica%20intext:
"
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The technical analysis continues at
http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2007/11/googles_advanced_search_operat.html

I didn't see inurl: a professional or advanced feature in the community any more ;)

Roger Browne [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

Simulating a click on "I'm feeling lucky" would certainly count as a "professional or advanced feature" of Google's search query syntax.

I also think it's fair to call "inurl:" an advanced feature. I doubt even one percent of Google users would know about it.

Ionut Alex. Chitu [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

No need to use inurl when you can enter the URL as a query.
http://www.google.com/search?q=http://replicawatchesonline.com/&btnI

Roger Browne [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

[put at-character here]Ionut: Presumably they want to hide their full URL so that they don't trigger spam filters.

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

Yeah, it's probably the mission of Symantec's blog entry too.

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

Here as well:
http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/ingenious-new-method-used-by-spammers.html

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