Google creative status code 6: Creative filtered because malware was detected
What Google creative status says
Creative filtered because malware was detected
Google returns this number in ${CREATIVE_STATUS_CODE} on the loss notice. It is not an ${AUCTION_LOSS} value. A search for Google creative status code 6 is this status.
What was checked
Google's malware scan flagged the creative or its landing page.
What to change
Pull the creative. Resubmitting the same asset returns this status until the flagged file is gone.
Related
- All Google creative status codes
- The OpenRTB loss reason table
- Google Authorized Buyers creative status codes
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