Frequently Answer Questions.

urldigger FAQ

1. Why urldigger project?. Why not?. I am learning python and this project is a practical exercise to test the python language.

2. Why would you be interested in urldigger?: Maybe because you are a security researcher hungry for urls to test against capture-hpc for example. Maybe because you are the owner of a website and you would like to know if you have malicious code within it. Or simply because you're curious about trends in Internet.

3. How can I know if my site has SPAM or spurious code?: In a main view you cannot be aware of spurious code in your site. Normally the spurious code is only visible in the html code directly but you cannot detect it by only visiting the website. Urldigger read ALL the html code of your site, this include the spurious code you are not aware from a web user perspective.

4. But I can achieve the same directly with google: Yes, with a google search like: site:yoursite.com viagra you are searching for viagra term in your site. But the google search results don't represent your current site state, the google's index is usually a few minutes to a couple of weeks old and you'll have to analyze manually the results in order to get the desire result. In contrast with urldigger you will be scanning your current site and you'll be warned with SPECIFIC text and the domain involved all in a line clearly formatted so you can easily found suspicious code in your site.

5. But there are several similar services: Of course, and here you have a list of them, but all of them only can test one URL at a time, the urldigger main objective is to test full domains and URLs from current trends and hot sources.

6. What kind of sites are harmed with SPAM or spurious code?: Mainly universities sites but as well blog of famous people, digital newspapers and more and more. Take a look to some real examples.

7. OK, I have tested my domain and I have found some "suspicious SPAM" messages. What can I do? Well, you can review manually your site in order to check strange code in it. If this is the case you'll have to remove it and change the ftp or blogging platform passwords. For any related question you can contact with me or visit StopBadware looking for more helpful resources.

Related info about the SPAM issue on websites: http://www.webchicklet.com/tools/monitorhackdfiles-tool-helps-fight-site-hackers/