: Vitaly rules google - How to block spam referral traffic Today I saw keyword in Google Analytic, which is: vitaly rules google☆*:.｡.゚゚･ヽ(^ᴗ^)丿･゚゚.｡.:*☆ ¯_(ツ)/¯(•ิ•ิ)(ಠ益ಠ)(ಥ‿ಥ)(ʘ‿ʘ)

@Bryan171

This type of spam never accesses your site so blocking it in your htaccess file won't have any effect. To keep clean your GA you should stop it with filters You can either use the hostname solution Mike suggests or add filter for it.



Go to Admin tab in Google Analytics
Select the View you want to filter > Filter > New Filter
In Filter Type choose Custom Filter > Exclude Filter
Field: Campaign Term
Filter Pattern: Enter Vitaly rules google



You can check this 2 related answers for more info about Referrer Spam
stackoverflow.com/a/28354319/3197362 stackoverflow.com/a/29717606/3197362

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@Rambettina238

Just create a valid hostname filter in GA. 90% of the spam will never bother you again. Read the section on Ghost Referrals:
www.analyticsedge.com/2014/12/removing-referral-spam-google-analytics/

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