Questions tagged [referrer-spam]
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How to Block Spam Referrers like darodar.com from Accessing Website?
I have several websites that get daily around 5% of visits from spam referrers. There is one strange things I noticed about this referrers: they show in Google Analytics, but I cannot see them in my custom designed table where I insert all the…
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How to block referral spam using Nginx?
I'm running two mongrels under an Nginx server. I keep getting requests for a nonexistent file. The IP addresses change frequently but the referring URL stays the same. I'd like to resolve this.
Jesse
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Nginx block from referrer
I need block all http connections, who have referrer click2dad.net.
I write in mysite.conf:
location / {
valid_referers ~.*http://click2dad\.net.*;
if ($invalid_referer = ''){
return 403;
}
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moveax3
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PHP referrer: How to make sure a request is actually coming from where it's supposed to come from
I would like to put a link back to my site on other "approved" domains. When they click on the link it goes to a page that checks the referrer ($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERRER']) to make sure they came from a domain that is approved to have my link. This…
Mickey
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Google Analytics "to use this feature visit: Event-Tracking.com"
Why am I seeing "to use this feature visit: Event-Tracking.com" along with my other Event tracking data? I searched the web but found no answers. What is it and why is it there? Using Universal(latest). Example event tracking for a…
user2140857
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Rewrite rule not filtering referral spam correctly (anymore)
I've added below rewrite rule to my web.config. It has worked perfectly, blocking all mentioned referral spam sites.
However, today suddenly I noticed that social-buttons.com popped up in my Google Analytics.
How is this possible with the rule I…
Adam
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blocking semalt referrers with htaccess rules
I have implemented the following code to htaccess but are still seeing referrers from semalt, such as:
74.semalt.com
89.semalt.com
The code:
# Block visits from semalt.com
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http://([^.]+\.)*semalt\.com…
Martin
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How to block all .xyz referral spam using htaccess?
There is a large list of .xyz referral spam domains in my GA.
I can name them all separately in my .htaccess, but I want to block them all forever.
How can I block them all using 1 line in my .htaccess?
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blocking spam referer domain with web.config
I'm trying to block spam referer domains with web.config. I have it (mostly) working.
Here's the code I'm using:
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How to stop Google Analytics Bots, referral spams in OS Versions, Top Device Models entry for Android
I'm surprise to see statistics in Google Analytics page for one of the Android app and noticed the following strange informations
Apple iPhone in Top Device Models
Strange OS names entry in OS Versions :
Macintosh Intel 10.10
Linux x86_64
Windows…
LOG_TAG
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Why aliexpress is advertising my website and referring?
We are running a website(due to security reason cannot disclose the name until we find this solution) and we keep on getting referral link on our analytic account(see image) why would aliexpress and other sites would ask visitors to visit our…
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Block bots by their Java referrer string?
I have been getting a lot of web hits in my logs that crawl most top level pages of my site and show a referrer as a Java version.
I see different variants of the Java versions in the referrer, i.e. Java/1.6.0_04, Java/1.4.1_04, Java/1.7.0_25,…
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Referrer URL appears to be pointing to a naughty picture
This may belong on Serverfault, but I don't think so.
I have a website with the archives of a local radio program that had some cult following in Australia, and may have a limited, but active, group of visitors
I have noticed in my logs, the…
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Deny access from specific word in referrer in htaccess
this is my first post, and I'm not so good in English (I speak baguette), sorry and thanks in advance.
Background: My website has huge access considered as spam, from Indonesia. I tried to check what was their common points (ip adress, browsers…
shinamon
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How to block refrer urls - what is the best method?
I am getting a lot of spam refer urls in my analytics causing an increase in my site's bounce rate. Some of the urls are using sub domains such as site1.spamsite.com and site2.spamsite.com.
What is the best way to block these?
I have looked at…
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