Referrer Spam

See also:

- A free tool by Michael Campbell to stop comment and referrer spam by serving up an access denied response to spammer's bots.

Capn Design Archives: Referrer Spam is Out of Control :

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

ihelpyou.com: Why You Shouldn't Publish Your Web Logs :

- Forum thread explaining that you should not publish your website statistics online, because of referrer spam.

MetaFilter - Referer Log Spam :

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

Referrer Log Spamming :

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

Sam Ruby: Referrer Spam :

- Weblog entry discussing ongoing problems and solutions.

ILoveJackDaniels.com: Block Referrer Spam :

- Dave Child provides a blacklist of spamming sites which can be used in an .htaccess file on an Apache server to block referrer spam. (September 14, 2005)

Redemption in a Blog: Smarter Referrer Spam? :

- Blatant referrer spam may be evolving into more a subtle game. (April 6, 2004)

Kasia in a Nutshell: Spamming through Referrer Logs :

- A weird referrer entry prompts some detective work and a log sanitization spree. (October 13, 2003)

Wired: When the Spam Hits the Blogs :

- Strange things are afoot in blogland. Owners of weblogs have recently noticed that their referral logs have become the newest target for spam. (October 26, 2002)

kuro5hin.org - Referrer log spam :

- An early article noting website visits from spammers. (May 31, 2001)