Website with illegal content...

[Gimpymoo]

While searching for a nightie for my daughter, my wife came across a google link which to her looked OK, the root domain was...

http://www.vanishinghighstreet.com/

The link however shown very disturbing content but still showing the above URL in the address bar.

When manually copying the URL from the Google search page, it brings up a 404 error on the domain, HOWEVER, when clicking the link on the Google search page, the content appears. Google appears to be adding &usg syntax to the URL for some reason which is causing the problem.

I reported the site and content to iwf.org.uk

I also tweeted the guy whose name, face and Twitter account is plastered all over the domain to let him know.

He then tweets me with:

Bill Grimsey @Billgrimsey



I thought I was doing the responsible thing and not just turning a blind eye?

 

[Gimpymoo]

www.vanishinghighstreet.com is the root domain.

I am not going to post the actual link to the content as purposefully posting it here could get me into something I do not want to be involved in and also a ban from the forum.

 

[Gimpymoo]

Any idea what is happening with the URL when you click it in Google?

The &usg syntax is what is causing it to redirect but somehow retain the root URL? Is it similiar to metadata? Is it a hack?

 

[Gimpymoo]

I found it... (via your tweet)
This is why WordPress and plugins need to be kept up to date with security hardening too!

Hard to believe that guys worth money.

The thing is, his name and face is all over the site.

It looks like the site was setup by his book publisher.

http://www.filamentpublishing.com/

Oh my lord, just look at that site.

The WHOIS points to:

http://chrisdaycreative.com/

Facepalm is not enough.

 

[Gimpymoo]

Looks like he's a victim of referral spam.

How does that work?

 

[Gimpymoo]

Might be done via .htaccess file?

That is possible.

When searching for the domain with an invalid sub directory, the same happens.

Definitely a lesson on how NOT to secure a website

Would love to know what the backdoor is.

 

[Gimpymoo]

He now says:



What is he on about? Hoax? He gets lots of these then?

 

[Gimpymoo]

I remember a LOOOONG time ago a mortgage broker/estate type place had their website plastered with (really) harcore porn and their slogan changed to something like "tie you down, **** you up!".

E: What was the illegal content?

The very dark side of the internet

I guess he has done something...

http://www.vanishinghighstreet.com/

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server.

I want to know what he was going to say to Twitter?

 

[Gimpymoo]

Sue him for slander .

Wonder why target such a site with that content.

Looking at the site when it was up, I would say it had a backdoor the size of a castle entrance.