A virtual-girlfriend 'Black Friday' on a university domain: spam that exploits trust, not news

By uco.es · October 14, 2026.

This item is not a news story. The headline, «AI Girlfriend App Free Cancellation AI Companion Black Friday Deal For Android», is a promotional phrase with no data. The description repeats the same text and adds the name of the University of Córdoba (UCO). There are no figures, no identifiable product, no responsible company and no verifiable fact.

The URL is not an article either. It points to the virtual tour viewer page of the UCO's SCAI section. It comes with a long base64-encoded parameter, a format that turns text into seemingly opaque characters. When decoded, it appears to contain an instruction for the krpano panorama viewer (360° virtual tour software) that includes an XML file hosted on an external GitHub Pages site. We have not downloaded or verified that file.

Our reading is that this fits a known pattern of SEO (search engine optimization) spam. The spammer exploits the fact that a legitimate viewer accepts external parameters, so that a prestigious domain such as uco.es serves as a showcase for ads. We do not claim that the university is involved or bears any responsibility: most likely this is a vulnerability exploited by third parties. That conclusion is an inference drawn from the URL, not a confirmed fact.

As industry context, AI companion apps are a real market, and also a common lure for junk-link campaigns featuring fake "free cancellation" offers. That is why any offer arriving through these channels should be treated with caution.

The underlying conclusion is that the volume of automated content will make editorial filtering increasingly valuable. That is why there is nothing more to report here: we prefer a short, honest piece to padding out insubstantial material with generalities.