Google Search URLs

[rosshamilton94]

Hi, I have been noticing that over the past couple of weeks the composition of the URL has changed a couple of times.

Firstly text along the lines of #bav=on.r.r (and more after that) appeared in every google search.

Now it has changed to #fp=dbbba751b754a6cc&q appearing in every search result.

Is this something I should be worried about?

 

[rosshamilton94]

Probably just someone changing the tracking etc.

Just send it to www.google.com/#q=$search, and google will handle everything else.

Is it something to worry about? Will I run into trouble if I keep using the normal google search?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Nope. They'll just have some slightly screwed up stats at some point.

Could be all sorts of things.

 

[rosshamilton94]

Nope. They'll just have some slightly screwed up stats at some point.

Could be all sorts of things.

So it's not malware or any other malicious type of activity? Just a little paranoid so wanted to make sure.

Also its different if I use a different browser - the same search in IE results in a different result. For instance, searching for Sky Sports in Chrome results in this:

https://www.google.co.uk/#fp=dbbba751b754a6cc&q=sky%20sports

Whereas in IE:

http://www.google.co.uk/#fp=35bcb16da30bfa53&q=sky+sports

Sorry to be a pain, like I said, just a bit paranoid.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

No, I get those too. My guess is it's google's way of keeping track of what browser they are using.

Your job is not to make life easy for their analytics people.

 

[rosshamilton94]

No, I get those too. My guess is it's google's way of keeping track of what browser they are using.

Your job is not to make life easy for their analytics people.

Great, thanks a lot for your help, much appreciated.