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Want to block spamming website

by PoojaSingh
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Hello Everyone,

I am getting unwanted traffic from this website "с.новым.годом.рф". I have blocked it via .htaccess file, Google Analytic Filters. But still its showing in the Analytic report. What to do?
Anybody have an idea about this please help me.
#block #spamming #website
  • Profile picture of the author wiifomblog
    I've been receiving intrusion attempts to my site too, but my security plugin All in one Security has performed better till now.
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    • Profile picture of the author NewLifestyleMentor
      If you have a Wordpress site, then use the "Simple IP Ban" plugin. That should do the trick!
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      • Profile picture of the author dburk
        Originally Posted by NewLifestyleMentor View Post

        If you have a Wordpress site, then use the "Simple IP Ban" plugin. That should do the trick!
        Nope, won't work against referral spam, wish it was that easy.

        Many referral spammers are good at spoofing IP addresses, user agents, and will not be deterred by IP bans, nor .htaccess entries. In fact those tactics have absolutely no effect on Ghost spammers.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joe Ray
    Originally Posted by PoojaSingh View Post

    Hello Everyone,

    I am getting unwanted traffic from this website "с.новым.годом.рф". I have blocked it via .htaccess file, Google Analytic Filters. But still its showing in the Analytic report. What to do?
    Anybody have an idea about this please help me.

    It's not a real spam, it's a Ghost Spam. It actually never accesses your site. It's a fake visit that will only show on your Google Analytics. It's not a bot.
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  • Profile picture of the author monachus
    I am also getting traffic from this scum, and i haven't managed to get rid of him until today.

    I have also tried blocking from .htaccess and excepting from google analytics, but it doesn't work.

    I am afraid it doesn't work due to the cyrilic characters of the domain.

    If someone resolves this, please post how you did it.
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    • Profile picture of the author Joe Ray
      Originally Posted by monachus View Post

      I am also getting traffic from this scum, and i haven't managed to get rid of him until today.

      I have also tried blocking from .htaccess and excepting from google analytics, but it doesn't work.

      I am afraid it doesn't work due to the cyrilic characters of the domain.

      If someone resolves this, please post how you did it.
      Blocking .htaccess, won't work for this one. As I mentioned in my earlier post this ghost spam never actually reaches your site. It's a fake visit. I think it's probably getting into the reports through Google Analytics Measurement Protocol.

      It seems, this Ghost spam doesn't actually represent any harm related to SEO or security. So no need to worry about this too much. It can probably be filtered out in Google Analytics. I will take a look tomorrow if I can figure out how to do it.
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      • Profile picture of the author PoojaSingh
        Hey Joe Ray

        Thanks for the information. I agreed that its not harmful as per the SEO prospective but it shows the wrong report of google analytic which is not good. Have you any suggestion on this.
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        • Profile picture of the author Joe Ray
          Originally Posted by PoojaSingh View Post

          Hey Joe Ray

          Thanks for the information. I agreed that its not harmful as per the SEO prospective but it shows the wrong report of google analytic which is not good. Have you any suggestion on this.
          I know there is a way to filter it but it will take a little work. I haven't had the time to look into it yet. I will try to take a look and post the solution if I manage to figure it out.
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        • Profile picture of the author Joe Ray
          Originally Posted by PoojaSingh View Post

          Hey Joe Ray

          Thanks for the information. I agreed that its not harmful as per the SEO prospective but it shows the wrong report of google analytic which is not good. Have you any suggestion on this.
          It's actually easy to filter it out from Google Analytics. Here is how to do it:
          • Sign in to your Google Analytics account.
          • Click Admin in the menu bar at the top of any page.
          • In the ACCOUNT column, use the dropdown to select the Analytics account that contains the property you want to work with.
          • In the PROPERTY column, use the dropdown to select a property.
          • Click Tracking Info.
          • Click Referral Exclusion List.
          • To add a domain, click +ADD REFERRAL EXCLUSION.
          • Enter the Domain name.
          • Click Create to save.
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          • Profile picture of the author iAmNameLess
            Originally Posted by Joe Ray View Post

            It's actually easy to filter it out from Google Analytics. Here is how to do it:
            • Sign in to your Google Analytics account.
            • Click Admin in the menu bar at the top of any page.
            • In the ACCOUNT column, use the dropdown to select the Analytics account that contains the property you want to work with.
            • In the PROPERTY column, use the dropdown to select a property.
            • Click Tracking Info.
            • Click Referral Exclusion List.
            • To add a domain, click +ADD REFERRAL EXCLUSION.
            • Enter the Domain name.
            • Click Create to save.
            While it does remove those referrals from showing in the referral section, that actually causes them to be classified as "Direct Traffic"...which doesn't help you!

            In short... don't do it. lol.
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            • Profile picture of the author dburk
              Originally Posted by iAmNameLess View Post

              While it does remove those referrals from showing in the referral section, that actually causes them to be classified as "Direct Traffic"...which doesn't help you!

              In short... don't do it. lol.
              You are absolutely correct. Don't use the referral exclusion filter it will really hose your data.

              The Google Analytics Referral Spam Solution
              1. new website? Use a '-2' or higher property
              2. implement a Valid Hostname Filter to eliminate ghost visits
              3. implement Spam Crawler Filters to eliminate the targeted spam visits
              4. create a Custom Segment with these filters to use for reporting
              5. turn on Google's bot & spider filter option

              For more detailed instructions use this link:
              Definitive Guide to Removing Google Analytics Spam - Analytics Edge Help
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  • Profile picture of the author DollarDollarBills
    im not sure if this will help but try and use this site: Stop Referrer Spam - Block Referrer Spam - get rid of it.
    i use this site to block spam bots from my analytics. spam sites can really mess up your rankings.
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  • Profile picture of the author GlobalTrader
    You may wish to install the IQ Block Country plugin - here is a direct link -

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/iq-block-country/

    Note: Be sure to read the installation instructions carefully as it requires an extra step compared to other WP plugin installations - you have to download and then upload the current database of countries as a separate part of the installation process.
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  • Profile picture of the author time4vps
    Man, I know your problem. However, there's something you can do with this. You should carefully read this article, which explains everything in depth - https://moz.com/blog/stop-ghost-spam...ith-one-filter

    As you will see first - DON'T TRY TO BLOCK GHOST SPAM FROM THE .HTACCESS FILE, because there's other way.
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  • Profile picture of the author Whintaked40
    I think it is not so dangerous and harmful but also it is not good SEO point of view. So you should see it and try to srop this attack from other unknown websites.
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  • Profile picture of the author Roiwell
    Have the same but different sites. Did not find any way to block. Just filtering in reports
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  • Profile picture of the author Joe Ray
    Well, it looks like filtering doesn't work. I did more research and it seems no one knows how to get rid of this.

    Google should fix it, it's their issue. As I mentioned in my earlier post, this ghost spam is probably getting into the reports through Google Analytics Measurement Protocol. Of course, only Google know how they're getting in, or do thy really know?

    Maybe this is the beginning of Google's decline and fall lol. I will certainly stop using Google Analytics.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joe Ray
    Looks like the filtering worked after-all. The ghost spam stopped a day after I implemented the filters.

    First I thought it didn't work, as I said in my previous post, but now it's clear that I have no more spam in my Google Analytics. So filtering seems to be the answer.
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  • Profile picture of the author itsweb
    @PoojaSingh, blocking via .htaccess and google filters will prevent future occurrences of the spam only;

    to clean your historical data, you must create an advanced segment either by
    advanced segments excluding the referrals
    or
    advanced segments including the host name

    if you are starter i recommend to go with the fist option

    cheers
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  • Profile picture of the author iAmNameLess
    Includes how to remove all of it... htaccess, country IP block, none of it works..

    http://incomebully.com/eliminate-ref...gle-analytics/

    Also includes a database of other referral spam so you can clean up your reports.
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