Hijacking of Aff links

[Elaine]

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How would you know if someone had hijacked your affiliate ID - I've heard of this and for some reason the earnings have dived since I got back off holiday - could be something I did in the throes of jetlag - but just in case is there a way of telling - do the clicks still track?

[corgan]

I 'Think' that when your link is hijacked it is only changed in the users browser, so if you were to click on one of your links the affiliate ID would be switched, this is only if you have certain scumware installed though. This would make it very hard to tell if your links had been hijacked, I think the best thing to do would be to promote anti scumware products such as adaware.

[SpendaPenny]

Have you checked the amount of traffic visiting your site...

Is this constant or droppepd as well ?

[FleaPit]

Have you been shafted by the latest Google update?

[SpendaPenny]

I was actually implying this...just wondering if she had checked her overal stats...

Something to do with a new filter google might be trying or have actually launched...!!!!

Damn it !

[Elaine]

It was jetlag - tidied the site up again and its OK - thanks everyone