andrewkirkbutchers.co.uk

Ahrefs analytics script injected into DNS

$ dig TXT andrewkirkbutchers.co.uk

;; QUESTION SECTION:

;andrewkirkbutchers.co.uk. IN TXT

;; ANSWER SECTION:

andrewkirkbutchers.co.uk. 3600 IN TXT "<script src=https://analytics.ahrefs.com/analytics.js data-key=RXMyTpju6rVEffj4BnBuTA async></script>"

What Happened

A full `<script>` tag for Ahrefs analytics was pasted into the TXT record. This is entirely non-functional — DNS cannot execute JavaScript — but it's a fascinating glimpse into the confusion between HTML headers and DNS records.

Full TXT Record Value

<script src=https://analytics.ahrefs.com/analytics.js data-key=RXMyTpju6rVEffj4BnBuTA async></script>