Google Analytics Referral Spam Filters

I’ve been rather annoyed with the current trend of Google Analytics referral spam. After reading several blogs that talk about how to block all of the analytics spam, and then other blogs that have a few lists of filters, I decided to cull together a comprehensive list of Google Analytic referral spam filters, ready to be added, to help the community out. Just in case you need it, here’s a refresher on setting up and using filters in Google Analytics.

If these filters help you, please consider sharing this page and linking to this resource, as well as submitting any new spam filters below. Together we can stem this crazy trend until Google acts on this.

Step 1 – Exclude Campaign Source

These will be a Custom filter.  I’ve found it handy to name the filters “SPAM #” and overwrite them as needed and as the list grows.

We will want to filter on Campaign Source. It seems weird to use Campaign since it’s typically an ad field, but that’s the field that will register the referral.

Step 2 – Add The Filter Patterns From Below

In the Filter Pattern field, you’ll want to paste in the filters from below. They are copy and paste ready, so drop them in on each new filter.

Google Analytics Referral Spam List

Updated Sept 13, 2015

Google Analytics Spam Filter #1 (253 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #2 (251 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #3 (241 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #4 (250 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #5 (238 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #6 (250 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #7 (253 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #8 (236 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #9 (246 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #10 (245 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #11 (253 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #12 (242 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #13 (251 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #14 (232 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #15 (240 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #16 (250 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #17 (249 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #18 (228 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #19 (240 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #20 (237 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #21 (244 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #22 (244 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #23 (251 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #24 (254 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #25 (234 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #26 (248 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #27 (250 chars)

Google Analytics Spam Filter #28 (231 chars)