Google Publisher Tag
Google Publisher Tag (GPT) is the JavaScript library that requests and renders ads from Google Ad Manager. ScanMalware detects it from the gpt.js loader and its ad-slot definitions.
Ad libraries pull creatives from external networks, which makes them an occasional channel for malvertising. The presence of GPT is a cue to check what the ad slots actually load.
Commonly deployed alongside Google Publisher Tag
Of the 4,685 public scans where Google Publisher Tag was detected, these are the technologies most often present on the same site. The share is the percentage of Google Publisher Tag sites that also ran each one.
| Technology | Category | Share of Google Publisher Tag sites |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | wappalyzer | 81.69% |
| Open-Graph-Protocol | miscellaneous | 77.57% |
| Google Tag Manager | wappalyzer | 52.67% |
| jQuery | wappalyzer | 46.73% |
| Cloudflare | wappalyzer | 45.48% |
| HSTS | wappalyzer | 40.18% |
| Cloudflare Bot Management | wappalyzer | 39.01% |
| PoweredBy | miscellaneous | 37.67% |
| HTTP/3 | wappalyzer | 35.72% |
| Google-Analytics | miscellaneous | 34.87% |
| Amazon Advertising | wappalyzer | 34.46% |
| JQuery | miscellaneous | 34.1% |
| PHP | wappalyzer | 32.84% |
| WordPress | cms | 31.54% |
How ScanMalware detects Google Publisher Tag
Google Publisher Tag is detected by analysing the response headers, HTML markup, JavaScript runtime and asset URLs captured when ScanMalware loads the site in a real headless browser.
From any scan you can pivot into related signals — JARM TLS fingerprints, ASN ownership and BGP routing, certificate history, JavaScript analysis and the overall security verdict — to understand not just that Google Publisher Tag is present, but how it is being used. Open the full search interface for Google Publisher Tag →
Recent public scans featuring Google Publisher Tag
A rolling sample of recent public scans where Google Publisher Tag was detected. Listing a site here is not a safety judgement — open a scan to see its full verdict.
| Site | Scanned |
|---|---|
| NEW JERSEY | PLACES AND THINGS https://placeandthings.com/america/n-r/new-jersey/ | 2026-08-03 |
| MLB Trade Deadline 2026: All the Latest Moves and Deals (2026) https://clevelandtrack.com/article/mlb-trade-deadline-2026-all-the-latest-moves-and-deals | 2026-08-03 |
| Delta Game Center https://center06.deltaork.com | 2026-08-03 |
| Communes.com : annuaire des mairies, villes et communes de France https://www.communes.com | 2026-08-03 |
| Nazca Lines flight: one of the world's great enigmas | Atlas & Boots https://www.atlasandboots.com/travel-blog/nazca-lines-flight/ | 2026-08-03 |
| Madden NFL 26 Ultimate Team Database - Player Ratings, Stats and Teams - MUT.GG https://mut.gg | 2026-08-03 |
| Earthquakes | ydr.com https://data.ydr.com/earthquake/ | 2026-08-03 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | Pharma 50 https://www.drugdiscoverytrends.com/2022-pharma50/bristol-myers-squibb/ | 2026-08-03 |
Frequently asked questions about Google Publisher Tag
- Does using Google Publisher Tag mean a website is unsafe?
- No. Google Publisher Tag is a stack component, not a verdict. ScanMalware scores the whole page — its scripts, redirects, certificates, threat-intelligence matches and behaviour — so a site using Google Publisher Tag can be perfectly safe or actively malicious.
- How many sites using Google Publisher Tag has ScanMalware scanned?
- Google Publisher Tag has been detected in 4,685 public scans on ScanMalware.com. Each scan is a real headless-browser visit, and the figure updates as new URLs are submitted.
- What technologies are commonly used with Google Publisher Tag?
- Across scanned sites, Google Publisher Tag is most often seen alongside Google Analytics, Open-Graph-Protocol and Google Tag Manager. The full co-occurrence breakdown is listed on this page.
Browse all profiled technologies on the technology index, or scan a URL to see its full stack.