Just Learned About Referrer Spam
By bloggeroo
@bloggeroo (2167)
Philippines
April 29, 2013 9:39am CST
I was right to be suspicious. Getting large amount of traffic from one site is highly unusual. A quick search with Google and I confirmed my suspicions. I am concerned though because I visited the site and clicked on links. Hopefully, I have my fingers crossed that I didn't get any malware.
Hmm. I should just stop being curious about these analytic stats. I should wait and be patient.
1 response
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
29 Apr 13
I don't know what sites you have been visiting but, personally, if I am asked to give any personal information like email addresses, phone numbers &c, I always check out the Privacy policy before doing so. Even then, I usually use a 'disposable' email address (Yahoo can provide you with them - see here: http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&id=SLN3611&actp=search&viewlocale=en_GB&searchid=1367260590626&locale=en_GB&y=PROD_MAIL_ML ). That way, if a site starts spamming me, I can easily see which site it is (by the address that I gave it) and just delete that particular address.
As far as malware is concerned, make sure that you have a good AV program and keep it up to date. A good program will check your email and the sites you visit and warn you about and block any malware before it even downloads. I am using Avast (free version) and find it very satisfactory.
@cherigucchi (14876)
• Philippines
30 Apr 13
This is quite overwhelming for someone not so savvy about the world of net! This is going to be helpful since this is the first time i have read about looking at the private policy before giving personal info and of course using "disposable email address"
Thanks for this owlwings, God bless
