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Google Analytics Ghost Spam Instructions

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- How to use the google-exclude and google-disavow files
- How to configure segments on Google Analytics
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# EASY CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR STOPPING GOOGLE ANALYTICS "GHOST" SPAM
Simply using the Nginx blocker does not stop Google Analytics ghost referral spam because they are hitting Analytics directly and not always necessarily touching your website.
You should use regex filters in Analytics to prevent ghost referral spam.
For this there are several google-exclude-0*.txt files which have been created for you and they are updated at the same time when the Nginx Blocker is updated. As the list grows there will be more exclude files created.
## To stop Ghost Spam on On Analytics
Follow the step by step visual instructions below to add these google-exclude files as segments to your web site.
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# Also Check Out RefererSpamBlocker
Also check out [Referer Spam Blocker](https://referrerspamblocker.com)
for Google Analytics which uses a collaborated source of spam domains and automatically adds all the filters to your Analytics sites for you in 2 easy clicks and it is FREE. This method uses filters and not Segments but it's fast and easy for those who do not have patience.
## Blocking Spam Domains Using Google Webmaster Tools
I have added the creation of a Google Disavow text file called google-disavow.txt. This file can be used in Google's Webmaster Tools to block all these domains out as spammy or bad links. Use with caution.
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# MIT License
## Copyright (c) 2017 Mitchell Krog - mitchellkrog@gmail.com
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### Acknowledgements & Contributors:
Many Thanks to those contributing to this project.
Many parts of the generator scripts and code running behind this project have been adapted from snippets from hundreds of sources.
In fact it is so hard to mention everyone but here are a few key people whose little snippets of code have helped me introduce new features all the time.
Show them some love and check out some of their projects too.
- Stuart Cardall - https://github.com/itoffshore (Install, Update and Setup Scripts & Alpine Linux Package Maintainer)
- Fulinrys - https://github.com/funilrys/funceble (Excellent script for checking ACTIVE, INACTIVE and EXPIRED Domain Names)
- Marius Voila https://github.com/mariusv
- Cătălin Mariș https://github.com/alrra
- deformhead https://github.com/deformhead
- bluedragonz https://github.com/bluedragonz
- Alexander https://github.com/shoonois
- Steven Black https://github.com/StevenBlack
- Fail2Ban - https://github.com/fail2ban
- Stevie-Ray Hartog https://github.com/Stevie-Ray
- Sir Athos from StackOverFlow - http://stackoverflow.com/users/2245910/sir-athos (help with Travis Build Tagging and Committing)
- StackOverflow - http://stackoverflow.com/ (bash scripts from hundreds of questions and answers)
- SuperUser - http://superuser.com/ (snippets from various questions and answers)
If you believe your name should be here, drop me a line.
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