Help Finding Referral URL - GoFuckYourself.com

Mutt · 03-19-2005, 02:17 PM

I've got an interesting referral URL in my stats - but it's just a www.somesite.com referrer URL - i went to the site and saw no link on the index page - any way i can crawl that site to see where the link was/is?

thanks

Michael O · 03-19-2005, 02:43 PM

fbi.gov?

I get a couple of weird referring urls now and then its not certain that they clicked a link on that site to get to yours.

But I am sure that there are people here who knows more about it than me so heres a bump for you

pornguy · 03-19-2005, 02:46 PM

I get some cases of those too.
I wonder if it is a proxy or somekind of hitbot.

teksonline · 03-19-2005, 02:48 PM

small chance of possibility is to check archive.org, or google cached results...
but also let it be known its a known tactic to setup spiders that will leave urls in your stats..

AgentCash · 03-19-2005, 02:58 PM

Also the possibility of the browser mistakenly passing the previous URL they were visiting as a referrer when they type in your URL or click a bookmark. I've seen this a few times.

emthree · 03-19-2005, 03:00 PM

Probably ref spamming
How many times did it appear?

Mutt · 03-19-2005, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emthree

Probably ref spamming
How many times did it appear?

stats aren't great, used up little bandwidth and lots of visits so i think you are right. ref spamming my site with a famous domain helps how?

Myst · 03-19-2005, 03:31 PM

famous domain?

Mutt · 03-19-2005, 04:45 PM

yeah, playboy.com - lots of hits.

03-19-2005, 02:17 PM	#1
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	Help Finding Referral URL I've got an interesting referral URL in my stats - but it's just a www.somesite.com referrer URL - i went to the site and saw no link on the index page - any way i can crawl that site to see where the link was/is? thanks __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

03-19-2005, 02:43 PM	#2
Michael O More Cowbell Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nakhom Nowhere Posts: 10,607	fbi.gov? I get a couple of weird referring urls now and then its not certain that they clicked a link on that site to get to yours. But I am sure that there are people here who knows more about it than me so heres a bump for you __________________ Truth Teller

03-19-2005, 02:46 PM	#3
pornguy Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Homeless Posts: 62,911	I get some cases of those too. I wonder if it is a proxy or somekind of hitbot. __________________ PornGuy skype me pornguy_epic AmateurDough The Hottes Shemales online! TChicks.com \| Angeles Cid \| Mariana Cordoba \| MAILERS WELCOME!

03-19-2005, 03:00 PM	#6
emthree Dialer Kingpin Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New York Posts: 10,816	Probably ref spamming How many times did it appear? __________________ • Sell Patches & Pills •

03-19-2005, 03:31 PM	#8
Myst Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,707	famous domain? __________________ ICQ: 298-523-037

03-19-2005, 02:48 PM	#4
teksonline So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: At My Desk Posts: 2,904	small chance of possibility is to check archive.org, or google cached results... but also let it be known its a known tactic to setup spiders that will leave urls in your stats..

03-19-2005, 02:58 PM	#5
AgentCash Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 720	Also the possibility of the browser mistakenly passing the previous URL they were visiting as a referrer when they type in your URL or click a bookmark. I've seen this a few times.

03-19-2005, 04:45 PM	#9
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	yeah, playboy.com - lots of hits. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!