vBCloaker 0.1

This hack is a search engine cloaker, it will help you get ranked on search engines.



However, certain search engines have nice protection against cloakers and don't like em, like AlexanderT mentioned so well, so use this hack at your own risk.




I really hope you will appreciate it, this is my first real vBulletin hack ever. Also, I have a friend that won a VIP pass to E3, but he needs to buy a plane ticket which costs $600 and he doesn't have the money, so if you feel generous, a donation would be very nice.

Encouraging him is encouraging me.

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/websc...rency_code=USD


Also, there is one thing that is VERY important. When you add words

(fillers,targets,links,titles), use enter to seperate each entry. If you want a bunch of words altogether, seperate the words you want grouped together with spaces.




Features you can expect to see in next release (if this project is appreciated):

- User settable "max words" from admin panel
- Random font color
- Spiderbot logs
- Add random HTML tags



Click install if you install please


UPDATE

There seems to be a bug with editing spider strings from the user CP (vbulletin bug), you will have to edit the database manually

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....5&postcount=12


UPDATE #2

This post

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....6&postcount=30

[GamerzWorld]

Originally Posted by Cerb

T_T maybe they got different user agent, because it cloaks the page when I use Firefox User Agent switcher.

Try adding 'spider' and 'media' to your user agent values

if it doesnt work, we'll try something else.


@GamerzWorld : no they don't, they have to be reported..

Cheers

[morrow]

Originally Posted by Cerb

T_T maybe they got different user agent, because it cloaks the page when I use Firefox User Agent switcher.

Try adding 'spider' and 'media' to your user agent values

if it doesnt work, we'll try something else.


@GamerzWorld : no they don't, they have to be reported..

This is assuming that I'm using Firefox, right? I'm using IE. Should I run Firefox just for testing this out?

[morrow]

Ok, I've installed Firefox and the user agent switcher module.

How do I set this up for adding Spider and media?

I goto Tools/User Agent Switcher/Options/Options... Select 'User Agents', then I assume 'Add'... What are the values I am supposed to add?

Also, I'll have to assume that because I'm not seeing what I'm supposed to be seeing, doesn't necessarily mean that it's not there?

[Cerb]

Originally Posted by morrow

This is assuming that I'm using Firefox, right? I'm using IE. Should I run Firefox just for testing this out?

It sounds like you misunderstood me.

Here's how my program works:


There's a variable called HTTP_USER_AGENT which contains important information concerning the visitor (often browser info), and search engines have their own HTTP_USER_AGENT variable, for instance google has googlebot/2.1

The program compares every value (those you set in phpMyAdmin) to the HTTP_USER_AGENT variable. If any of those values is found within that very variable, vBCloaker will return a cloaked page.

Now, what I've done, since I use Firefox, was to change my HTTP_USER_AGENT variable to "summit", and since "summit" was in the values, it returned a cloaked page. That's how I tested it. And it works fine.

"summit" was part of SummitMedia's spider simulator HTTP_USER_AGENT a while ago, however maybe it was changed, since it does not seem to work. What I suggested was to add values "spider" and "media" to your list and to try again with the SummitMedia spider simulator (and report back to me with the results), not to download Firefox.

I also visited one of those links in your above post, with my HTTP_USER_AGENT changer, and the page was cloaked. Now like I said, the Cloaker works, it just doesn't find the string 'summit' in their user agent variable, that's why I suggest adding 'spider' and 'media' to your values, as they could be possibly be part of the user agent variable.

[Cerb]

Originally Posted by morrow

Ok, I've installed Firefox and the user agent switcher module.

How do I set this up for adding Spider and media?

I goto Tools/User Agent Switcher/Options/Options... Select 'User Agents', then I assume 'Add'... What are the values I am supposed to add?

Also, I'll have to assume that because I'm not seeing what I'm supposed to be seeing, doesn't necessarily mean that it's not there?

lol I just typed for like 10 mins to explain something... damn

anyways, tools -> extensions

select the program, click options, user agent switcher

then, Add

Description: test
User agent: googlebot/2.1

Click ok, then Tools -> User Agent Switcher -> test

[morrow]

ok, now I have just one question... I've added the googlebot user agent. What is the link that I can test for the Google spider? (like the one for summit)

I added spider and media to the list, but it didn't work.

I trust what you're saying, "it works"... I'd just like to humour myself and see it in action.

[AlexanderT]

Originally Posted by GamerzWorld

Do the search engines use automated tools to catch cloakers? I run a site/forum on an online game in which not many play. Wouldnt be noticed by anyone offical /reported. However if its automated then id ont want to really ge ttaken oiff the search engines

There are many ways to catch cloakers (and they are caught quite often). Three examples:

1. Supposedly Google and other search companies sometimes send bots without the known Google user agent string. Your cloaked content would be hidden, your real site would appear, and obviously they will know something is going on.

2. A competitor uses the Google user agent string in his browser to see if competiting sites are cloaking content. If he finds one, he will report to Google and effectively get you removed from the search index. Nice for the competitor, bad for you.

3. A normal visitor uses the cache feature of Google or MSN. You know what he will see? Your cloaked content! Quite obvious then, isn't it?

I hope people start to realize that this is not the way to push up page rankings or increase search hits. It is content, and only content, that matters to the search engines and to the people who do the searches.

[morrow]

I know your'e directing this to all users of this as a whole, but let me defend my position... I'm not in competition with anybody. Anything that I have 'cloaked' can be found within my website. I don't have any company names in my search, so I'm not stealing any of their business.

Originally Posted by AlexanderT

There are many ways to catch cloakers (and they are caught quite often). Three examples:

1. Supposedly Google and other search companies sometimes send bots without the known Google user agent string. Your cloaked content would be hidden, your real site would appear, and obviously they will know something is going on.

2. A competitor uses the Google user agent string in his browser to see if competiting sites are cloaking content. If he finds one, he will report to Google and effectively get you removed from the search index. Nice for the competitor, bad for you.

3. A normal visitor uses the cache feature of Google or MSN. You know what he will see? Your cloaked content! Quite obvious then, isn't it?

I hope people start to realize that this is not the way to push up page rankings or increase search hits. It is content, and only content, that matters to the search engines and to the people who do the searches.

[morrow]

Cerb,

I'd like to see a snapshot of what you're seeing, if you don't mind. I'm sorry, but I'm not totally convinced that this is working. I see a small list of keywords, but those keywords are the ones I have listed under the forums. I'd like to compare what you're seeing to what I actually have listed.

Are you still supporting this?

[Cerb]

Originally Posted by morrow

Cerb,

I'd like to see a snapshot of what you're seeing, if you don't mind. I'm sorry, but I'm not totally convinced that this is working. I see a small list of keywords, but those keywords are the ones I have listed under the forums. I'd like to compare what you're seeing to what I actually have listed.

Are you still supporting this?

I'll be at school today but I'll take screenies of a cloaked page on your website, show you how to do it yourself with screenshots, etc.

Got only 5 mins for now, so I don't have time. See you tonight