Understanding the Ad Hijackers tab
Updated May 2026
The Ad Hijackers tab is the main view for monitoring and managing unauthorized ads detected on your branded keywords. This article walks you through everything you see in this tab and how to use it effectively.
The main table
When you open the Ad Hijackers tab you will see a table listing every hijacker detected on your account. The default view shows detections with a New status, meaning they have not been reviewed yet. You can switch between New, All, In Progress, Solved, and Muted using the tabs at the top.
Each row in the table represents a unique advertiser detected running ads on your brand. The columns show:
- Affiliate ID : the affiliate identifier extracted from the redirect chain. If adment was able to match the detection to a specific affiliate using your configured parameters, the network name and ID appear here as pill badges. If no affiliate ID was found in the redirect chain, this shows as No affiliate ID.
- Advertiser : the name of the entity running the ad as identified by adment.
- Detections : the total number of times this advertiser has been detected running ads on your branded keywords. A high number means the violation has been happening repeatedly over time.
- Assigned to : the team member responsible for managing this case. If no one has been assigned yet this shows as No assignee.
- Status : the current state of the case. New means it has not been reviewed. In Progress means someone is actively investigating. Solved means action has been taken. Muted means you have chosen to suppress alerts for this advertiser.
- Source : the search engine where the ad was detected, shown as a platform icon. Google and YouTube are the most common.
- Tag : a label categorizing the type of violation. Trademark abuse is the most common tag and indicates the advertiser is using your brand name or protected terms without authorization. You can also add your own tags to organize detections using your own notation.
- First detected : the date adment first found this advertiser on your keywords. Useful for understanding how long a violation has been happening.
- Last detected : the most recent date the advertiser was seen.
- Note : a free text field where you or your team can add internal notes about the case.
Filtering the table
At the top of the table you will find filter dropdowns for Date, Country, Domain, Keyword, Tag, Assignee, and Advertiser. Use these to narrow down the view when you are managing a large number of detections or looking for something specific. You can also use the search bar to find a specific advertiser by name.
Opening a hijacking case
Click on any row to open the full case detail panel. This shows all the information adment has collected about that specific advertiser including the keywords they were detected on, the countries where the activity was found, the source, tags, and a full list of every individual ad detected under that advertiser.
From the case panel you can:
- Add or update the Affiliate ID manually if you know who the advertiser is
- Change the status to In Progress, Solved, or Muted
- Assign the case to a team member using the Assign Owner option
- Add a note for internal reference
- Toggle Mute activity to stop new detections from this advertiser appearing as New
The detected ads list at the bottom of the case panel shows each individual ad instance with the ad title, keyword it was triggered on, country, source, device, tag, and the date it was detected.
Opening an individual ad detection
Click on any row in the detected ads list to open the Ad Details view. This is the deepest level of evidence adment captures for each detection. It shows:
- Ad title and description : the exact headline and copy that appeared in the search results
- Keyword : the branded keyword that triggered the detection
- Country, source, and device : where and how the ad was seen
- Tag : the violation type
- Detected on : the exact date and time of detection
- Ad destination link : the final URL the ad leads to, including all tracking parameters
- Redirect path : the full chain of URLs the user passes through between clicking the ad and reaching the final destination. This is where affiliate tracking parameters are captured and where cloaking activity is visible
- Screenshots : visual captures of the ad as it appeared in search results and on the landing page at the time of detection. These are your primary evidence when raising a dispute with the affiliate
The screenshots and redirect path together constitute the evidence package you would send to the affiliate when reporting a violation.