Referrer Spam

capndesign.com

Blog entry with a few coding suggestions and examples to thwart the spammers.

420 visits Jan 18, 2026 Details

ihelpyouservices.com

Forum thread about why you should not publish your website statistics online. Namely, referrer spam.

84 visits Apr 17, 2025 Details

unix-girl.com

A weird referrer entry prompts some detective work and a log sanitization spree.

286 visits Aug 6, 2025 Details

kuro5hin.org

An early article noting website visits from spammers.

302 visits Apr 6, 2024 Details

metafilter.com

Talks about companies like mastodonte.com and their business models of spamming referrer logs.

162 visits Nov 13, 2023 Details

blog.codefront.net

Blatant referrer spam may be evolving into more a subtle game.

71 visits Mar 8, 2025 Details

komar.org

Brief description of the technique and the purpose, with some examples.

203 visits Dec 11, 2025 Details

php.webmaster-kit.com

Offers a script intended for referrer spam prevention.

231 visits May 28, 2025 Details

intertwingly.net

Blog entry discussing ongoing problems and solutions.

251 visits Apr 11, 2025 Details

ired.com

Strange things are afoot in blogland. Owners of weblogs have recently noticed that their referral logs have become the newest target for spam.

265 visits Nov 7, 2024 Details