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    • Globalgraphics
      Globalgraphics last edited by

      Hi - we have a client whom we work with for SEO. During a review we noticed in Webmaster Tools, there was an IP address with over 30,000 links to our clients site. The IP address is 92.​60.​0.1​23.

      From looking up the IP address details, it looks like it is based in Europe - but we are unable to establish what it is, where the links are and who created it.

      We are concerned it could be a potential spammer trying to cause an issue with the SEO campaign.

      Is there any way of finding out any more details apart from the basic information about the location of the IP address?

      Also - if we submit a disavow via webmaster tools, we are unsure what issue it will have on the clients site if we do not know what it is and the type of links it is creating. Any ideas?

      Thanks for your help!

      Phil.

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      • PaddyDisplays
        PaddyDisplays last edited by

        I tried a reverse lookup on that IP, but no luck

        http://mxtoolbox.com/ReverseLookup.aspx

        I also tried pinging the IP, no response

        Maybe its a mistake, or what ever it was it gone now

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