Detect Carbon Ads
Carbon Ads is an ad tech company, that connects advertisers to users through targeted verticals called Circles.
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Websites using Carbon Ads
22 hostnames in the PluginView corpus for this technology.
| Hostname | Last seen |
|---|---|
| jsfiddle.net | 8/3/2026 |
| getbootstrap.com | 8/3/2026 |
| nczonline.net | 8/3/2026 |
| ejohn.org | 8/3/2026 |
| ruby-doc.org | 8/3/2026 |
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Carbon Ads signature at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Carbon Ads, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Carbon Ads is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Carbon Ads
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Carbon Ads signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary Carbon Ads fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Carbon Ads on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting Carbon Ads
- Can PluginView detect Carbon Ads without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Carbon Ads. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Carbon Ads?
- Carbon Ads is classified under Advertising in the PluginView directory.
- Does PluginView publish Carbon Ads fingerprint rules?
- No. Detection uses proprietary fingerprint rules that are not published. Scan results explain matches in plain language without disclosing rule bodies or identifiers.
