How to Block Referrer Spam in cPanel

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What is Referrer Spam

Fake traffic: Inflates analytics with junk domains.

Block via .htaccess

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} darodar\.com [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} buttons-for-website\.com [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} semalt\.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^ - [F,L]

Common Spammers List

Add more as needed: ilovevitaly.com, econom.co, etc.

Analytics Filter Alternative

Google Analytics Filter

Create filter to exclude referrer domains (doesn't save bandwidth).

Top Referrer Spam Table

DomainBlock Method
semalt.com.htaccess
darodar.com.htaccess
ilovevitaly.co.htaccess
blackhatworth.com.htaccess


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