what's this? 'http://127.0.0.1:1043/js.cgi?p

G

Gdareos

I keep seeing this in my home page

<script language='javascript'
src='http://127.0.0.1:1043/js.cgi?pa&r=24464'></script>

This is not in my source code on my local machine, and I don't know
what it does - malicious or otherwise.

I build the page in Dreamweaver, and assume it's necessary for
JavaScript, but I'm puzzled as to how it's getting into my source
code, and suspicious as to whether I need or want it.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated! I just don't like the idea
that I'm linking to some web address blindly.
 
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Andy Dingley

I keep seeing this in my home page

Congratulations. Now don't you think it would have been a good idea to
tell us what your homepage's address was?

<script language='javascript'
src='http://127.0.0.1:1043/js.cgi?pa&r=24464'></script>

This isn't needed by anything on a standard page. It doesn't look
malicious (unless the web server has already been compromised) because
the address 127.0.0.1 is just the localhost address (i..e "self").

I'd guess it was added by your hoting company automatically, to attach
either a hit counter or an ad banner. Neither of these is acceptable on
real hosting, but then you might be using some cheapskate banner-funded
stuff.
 
H

Hywel Jenkins

Congratulations. Now don't you think it would have been a good idea to
tell us what your homepage's address was?



This isn't needed by anything on a standard page. It doesn't look
malicious (unless the web server has already been compromised) because
the address 127.0.0.1 is just the localhost address (i..e "self").

I'd guess it was added by your hoting company automatically, to attach
either a hit counter or an ad banner. Neither of these is acceptable on
real hosting, but then you might be using some cheapskate banner-funded

It wouldn't work anyway! Brilliant bit of work by the hosting company.
 
G

Gdareos

I'm sorry that I did not do a good job of describing the issue.

I work with my HTML in Dreamweaver or HotDog, and have no problems
with them. However, I routinely "View Page Source" in IE and Netscape
as part of my testing.

I was surprised to see that when I would "View Page Source", I'd see
the unidentified statement in the display.

After writing the message for the newsgroup, I then started looking at
the source for other sites, and found the same displayed code which
really confused me.

Then, I looked at the responses to my post, and now think it's
something to do with Zone Alarm, but not sure.

It doesn't look as though the phantom code is a problem, but I don't
like the idea that some program is intervening, and redirecting. I
never would have noticed this except early in the morning, when I
started up the HTML page, the "127.0.0.1:1043" reference generated a
message that the server was unavailable.

Thanks very much to everyone who responded! I"m going to try to
confirm the ZA connection (or disprove it).

Cheers!
 
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Jose

127.0.0.1 is the address of your own computer, to itself. This is the
trick used in the hosts file to defeat advertising. I'm guessing that
the URL is pointing to something on your own machine. Just as a first
peek, do a search for js.cgi and for 1043 on your machine.

Jose
 

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