WTF Are These Referrers?
 

WTF is with these referrers? Something is screwed as I'm not just seeing one, but many hits from these domains.

http://www.sprintclick.com/ 494 hits this month from here
http://www.ihomestead.net/
http://www.webbuys.net/
http://www.bestbuy.com/
http://www.cinnamongirl.com/
http://www.netapay.net/
http://www.newsbanner.com/
http://www.shopping-union.com/
http://www.stoneshaper.com/
http://www.empireonline.co.uk/
http://www.coolbriefs.com/
http://www.skilikeawoman.com/
http://www.smartinmalls.com/
http://www.classicalmusic.co.uk/
http://taccre.hp.infoseek.co.jp/yoshimi/page_01.htm
http://taccre.hp.infoseek.co.jp/yuka/page_01.htm
http://taccre.hp.infoseek.co.jp/yuki/page_01.htm
http://taccre.hp.infoseek.co.jp/yuna/page_01.htm
http://taccre.hp.infoseek.co.jp/yumi/page_01.htm

And there are more all going to my link list, http://www.explorexxx.com/ and more than likely the reason for so many hits to my 404 page which is where I direct traffic via htaccess.

Anyone???????

I have seen those types in two cases:

1 - those surf discretely programs - they allow you to set a "from url" or they generate from a list. Maybe this is the new list of the month

2 - hackers looking for holes. They give you a refering url so it isn't blank. Check your 404s to see what they were looking for, like cgis and stuff.

Alex

The hackers part is what worries me. I'm not seeing anything but all I have access to is my webstats info so I think I'll email my host and have them take a look across the entire server.

We get loads of referrals from fake URLs, but generally it's people trying to force hack and get a free account. Check to see what pages those referrers are visiting they're probably /admin/ or /mysql/ or /system/ or whatever. Nothing to worry about as long as you're protected, we get thousands a month.