Suddenly increase in direct traffic

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hpuri07

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Hello Friends,

One of websites suddenly start getting direct traffic (10k) in a single day. Traffic source in is googleapis dot com. I read some articles where people says this is spam source.

Please help me to make sure.

Does googleapis dot com really spam website?

How to get rid of this spam source?

Thanks in advance.

 

Entexion

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That domain is an official Google-owned domain. If that's showing up, it's most likely fake

 

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hpuri07

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NH87R said:

That domain is an official Google-owned domain. If that's showing up, it's most likely fake

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What actions should I opt to control this kind of traffic?

 

Entexion

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hpuri07 said:

What actions should I opt to control this kind of traffic?

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I'm not sure that you really can. Referrer can be easily faked, and there's not much you can do. I've just done a quick search, and this may come in handy: https://neilpatel.com/blog/how-to-remove-referral-spam-in-your-google-analytics/ (not my site)

 

Kostya76

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What is your website or page about ?

I used to think that my website is being spammed big time too, but then I realized that I have massive traffic spikes right before major holidays because a few pages on my website are distantly related to shopping.

 

Mr Positive

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Spammy traffic contact them and ask them to stop

 

Entexion

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Mr Positive said:

Spammy traffic contact them and ask them to stop

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The traffic is coming from a spoofed source - googleapis.com - which is a Google owned domain. He can't just contact Google and ask to stop, as it's not Google who sends the fake traffic.