Referrer spam also known as spamdexing. This trick occupied making frequent web site requests developing a fake referrer URL that points to the website the spammer needs to advertise. Sites that show their access logs, with referrer information, will then finish up linking to the spammer's website, which will in turn be indexed by the search engine as they crawls the access logs.
stephenj141 Reviewed by stephenj141 on . What is Referrer spam? Referrer spam also known as spamdexing. This trick occupied making frequent web site requests developing a fake referrer URL that points to the website the spammer needs to advertise. Sites that show their access logs, with referrer information, will then finish up linking to the spammer's website, which will in turn be indexed by the search engine as they crawls the access logs. Rating: 5