Detect Criteo
Criteo provides personalised retargeting that works with Internet retailers to serve personalised online display advertisements to consumers who have previously visited the advertiser's website.
Detection looks at script sources, javascript globals, dom selectors across 6 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.
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Websites using Criteo
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Signal classes
PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying Criteo. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- Script sources
- JavaScript globals
- DOM selectors
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Example public indicators for Criteo
Illustrative indicators derived from public catalog metadata for Criteo. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
- cas.criteo.com.?criteo.net/
- static.criteo.net/js/ld/ld.js
- Criteo
- criteo_pubtag
- criteo_q
- link
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Criteo signature (6 rules) at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Criteo, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Criteo is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Criteo
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Criteo signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses (script sources, javascript globals, dom selectors) and scores them against the Criteo signature set (6 rules).
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Criteo on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting Criteo
- Can PluginView detect Criteo without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Criteo — typically script sources, javascript globals, dom selectors. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Criteo?
- Criteo is classified under Advertising, Retargeting in the PluginView directory.
- How many fingerprint rules cover Criteo?
- This reference currently tracks 6 fingerprint rules across script sources, javascript globals, dom selectors. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- What public signals suggest a site uses Criteo?
- Illustrative public indicators for Criteo include cas.criteo.com.?criteo.net/; static.criteo.net/js/ld/ld.js; Criteo. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
