How to remove referrer spam from your website statistics

by Tom Cassy · May 6, 2015

Referrer spam is a major annoyance for many webmasters. In this article, you’ll learn how to remove referrer spam from your website statistics.

What is referrer spam?

Referrer spam happens when someone is making repeated website requests using a fake referer URL to the site the spammer wishes to advertise. In the website analytics of the spammed website, it looks as if the spammer is linking to the website although there is no real link. Referrer spam is done for two reasons:

Websites that publish their access logs, including referer statistics, will inadvertently link back to the spammer’s site. These links will be indexed by search engines as they crawl the access logs, which might have had a positive influence on the rankings of the spammer site in the past.

With Google’s Penguin anti-spam algorithm update, it is very unlikely that these links will help the spammer site today.
Webmasters who check their statistics visit the website of the spammer to find out who is linking to them.

If your website statistics show a link to your website but you cannot find the link, then it is very likely that the ‘link’ is just referrer spam and not a real link.

How to block referrer spam

You can either block or filter referrer spam. If you filter the referrer spam in the Google Analytics interface, the spam still exists. For that reason, it is better to avoid referrer spam before it happens.

To block referrer spam, you have to adjust the .htaccess file of your website. Copy the text from the following box and paste it into the .htaccess file of your website. You usually find it in the public_html directory of your web server.

# This blacklist is provided by SEOprofiler.com
# It is ready to use in your site’s root htaccess file
# Based on the spam referrer files of Stevie-Ray Hartog and perishablepress: 
# https://github.com/Stevie-Ray/htaccess-referral-spam-blacklist-block/
# https://perishablepress.com/4g-ultimate-referrer-blacklist/
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} advair [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} allegra [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ambien [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} amoxicillin [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} baccarat [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} bet [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} blackjack [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} cash [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} casino [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} celeb [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} cheap [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} cialis [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} craps [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} credit [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} deal [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} debt [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} drug [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} effexor [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} equity [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} faxo [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} finance [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} gambling [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} hold-em [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} holdem [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} iconsurf [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} insurance [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} interest [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} internetsupervision [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} keno [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} levitra [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} lipitor [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} loan [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} meds [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} money [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} mortgage [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} omaha [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} paxil [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} pharmacy [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} pharmacies [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} phentermine [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} pheromone [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} pills [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} poker [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} refinance [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} roulette [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} scout [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} seventwentyfour [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} slot [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} syntryx [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} texas [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} tournament [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} tramadol [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} tramidol [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} valtrex [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} viagra [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} vicodin [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} win [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} xanax [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} zanax [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} zoloft [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?.*(-|.)?adult(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?.*(-|.)?anal(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?.*(-|.)?blow.?job(-|.).*$  [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?.*(-|.)?gay(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?.*(-|.)?incest(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?.*(-|.)?mature(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?.*(-|.)?nude(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?.*(-|.)?porn(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?.*(-|.)?pus*y(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?.*(-|.)?sex(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?.*(-|.)?teen(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?.*(-|.)?tits(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?.*(-|.)?titten(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?38ha(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?4free(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?4hs8(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?4t(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?4u(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?6q(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?8gold(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?911(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?abalone(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?adminshop(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?adultactioncam(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?aizzo(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?alexa(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?alphacarolinas(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?amateur(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?amateurxpass(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?ansar-u-deen(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?atelebanon(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?beastiality(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?bestiality(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?belize(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?best-deals(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?blogincome(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?bontril(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?bruce-holdeman(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?vixen1(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?ca-america(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?chatt-net(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?commerce(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?condo(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?conjuratia(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?consolidate(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?coswap(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?crescentarian(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?crepesuzette(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?dating(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?devaddict(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?discount(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?domainsatcost(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?doobu(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?e-site(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?egygift(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?empathica(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?empirepoker(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?e-poker-2005(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?escal8(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?eurip(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?exitq(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?eyemagination(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?fastcrawl(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?fearcrow(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?ferretsoft(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?fick(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?finance(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?flafeber(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?fidelityfunding(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?freakycheats(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?freeality(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?fuck(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?future-2000(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?gabriola(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?gallerylisting(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?gb.com(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?globusy(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?golf-e-course(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?gospelcom(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?gradfinder(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?hasfun(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?herbal(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?hermosa(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?highprofitclub(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?hilton(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?teaminspection(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?hotel(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?houseofseven(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?hurricane(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?iaea(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?ime(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?info(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?ingyensms(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?inkjet-toner(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?isacommie(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?istarthere(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?it.tt(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?italiancharms(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?iwantu(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?jfcadvocacy(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?jmhic(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?juris(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?kylos(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?laser-eye(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?leathertree(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?lillystar(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?linkerdome(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?livenet(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?low-limit(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?lowest-price(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?macsurfer(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?mall.uk(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?maloylawn(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?marketing(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?mcdortaklar(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?mediavisor(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?medications(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?mirror.sytes(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?mp3(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?(-|.)musicbox1(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?naked(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?netdisaster(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?netfirms(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?newtruths(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?no-limit(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?nude(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?nudeceleb(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?nutzu(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?odge(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?oiline(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?onlinegamingassoc(-|.).*$  [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?outpersonals(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?pagetwo(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?paris(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?passions(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?peblog(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?peng(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?perfume-cologne(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?personal(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?php-soft(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?pics(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?pisoc(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?pisx(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?popwow(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?porn(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?prescriptions(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?printdirectforless(-|.).*$  [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?ps2cool(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?psnarones(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?psxtreme(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?quality-traffic(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?registrarprice(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?reliableresults(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?rimpim(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?ro7kalbe(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?rohkalby(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?ronnieazza(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?rulo.biz(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?s5(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?samiuls(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?searchedu(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?seventwentyfour(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?seventwentyfour.*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?sex(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?sexsearch(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?sexsq(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?shoesdiscount(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?site-4u(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?site5(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?slatersdvds(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?sml338(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?sms(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?smsportali(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?software(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?sortthemesitesby(-|.).*$  [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?spears(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?spoodles(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?sportsparent(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?stmaryonline(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?strip(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?suttonjames(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?talk.uk-yankee(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?tecrep-inc(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?teen(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?terashells(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?thatwhichis(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?thorcarlson(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?tmsathai(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?traffixer(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?tranny(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?valeof(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?video(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?vinhas(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?vixen1(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?vpshs(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?vrajitor(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?w3md(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?webdevsquare(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?whois(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?withdrawal(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?worldemail(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?wslp24(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?ws-op(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?xopy(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?xxx(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?yelucie(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?youradulthosting(-|.).*$  [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^//(www.)?(-|.)zindagi(-|.).*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http(s)?://(www.)?4webmasters.org.*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http(s)?://(www.)?7makemoneyonline.com.*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http(s)?://(www.)?abovetherivernc.com.*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http(s)?://(www.)?addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ilovevitaly/ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http(s)?://(www.)?adelly.bg.*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http(s)?://(www.)?advokateg.ru.*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http(s)?://(www.)?alessandraleone.com.*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http(s)?://(www.)?anal-acrobats.hol.es.*$ [NC,OR]
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RewriteRule ^(.*)$ – [F,L]

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