Cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz referral spam in Google Analytics
Block cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz referral spam in Google Analytics with an exclude filter
This webpage contains a guide that shows you how to block cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz referral spam (referrer spam) in Google Analytics by creating an exclude filter.
What is cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz?
Cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz is a referrer spam website similar to cookie-law-enforcement-bb.xyz that we recently discovered. Cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz is a referrer spam URL that is basically used to scam webmasters into embedding unnecessary spam links into their websites. If your Google Analytics reports show that your website is receiving an unusual amount of cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz referral traffic it means that your Google Analytics account is being targeted by a spammer.
If you visit cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz in your browser you will be presented with a very deceptive webpage designed to scam you into thinking that your website does not comply with the European Union Cookie Law. However, this is not true. The page claims that “European laws require that digital publishers give visitors to their sites and apps information about their use of cookies and other forms of local storage.” The page contains a green “Recommended Solution” button and if you click it you will be directed to http://cookie-consent.org/. The http://cookie-consent.org/ landing page contains a fraudulent “official free solution to the European Union Cookie Law.” The page claim that webmasters must copy and paste a code before the </body> tag on your website.
Do not copy and paste this link into your website. It is a spam code that can eventually affect your website’s rank in Google Search results. It is not recommended to embed links like this into your website’s files.
Although cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz referral spam is not harmful to your website and will not affect your rank in Google Search Results Pages, it can ruin the data collected in your Google Analytics reports. For example, cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz referrals will appear to land on a single webpage on your website and leave from the same website, which will create a 100% bounce rate. If your website is targeted by referrer spammers you may not be able to identify your website’s bounce rate. The same can be said about other data measured in most Google Analytics reports.
Why is cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz spamming my website?
The reason why cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz is spamming your website’s Google Analytics account is to get your attention and provoke you to visit the URL in your web browser. If you visit the URL you will be redirected to a webpage that says ” This domain belongs to a crawler that searches for websites that do not comply with the European Union Cookie Law. European laws require that digital publishers give visitors to their sites and apps information about their use of cookies and other forms of local storage. These laws also require that consent be obtained.”
The webpage threatens a fine and provides a green recommended solution button. If you click the button you will be directed to http://cookie-consent.org/. The http://cookie-consent.org/ webpage contains a script that they want victims to embed into the body of their webpages.
If you are affected by cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz do not embed this script into your website. This is a referrer spam URL that is trying to deceive you and nothing more. It is recommended to block cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz referral spam in Google Analytics by creating an exclude filter.
How to create an exclude filter
1. Open your Google Analytics account and go to the Admin tab. Click Filters on the right side in the VIEW section.
2. Click the + ADD FILTER button to create a new filter.
3. Add cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz or something else that you can remember as the Filter Name. If you plan to add more spam URLs to the list you can name the list something like “Referrer Spam Filter.”
4. Select the Custom Filter Type from the two options.
5. In Filter Field Field select Campaign Source.
6. In the Filter Pattern box, add cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz and click the blue Save button on the bottom of the webpage. To add multiple URLs to the same filter you can make a Filter Pattern similar to this with a | between each URL: example.com | example.com | cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz
Cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz WHOIS information
WHOIS information for cookie-law-enforcement-ee.xyz could not be provided. The WHOIS record for the associated domain name has been recovered and listed below.
Domain Name: COOKIE-CONSENT.ORG Domain ID: D188667657-LROR WHOIS Server: Referral URL: http://www.moniker.com Updated Date: 2016-05-16T15:53:29Z Creation Date: 2016-05-16T15:48:18Z Registry Expiry Date: 2017-05-16T15:48:18Z Sponsoring Registrar: Moniker Online Services LLC Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 228 Domain Status: serverTransferProhibited https://www.icann.org/epp#serverTransferProhibited Registrant ID: MWP13480421200 Registrant Name: Moniker Privacy Services Registrant Organization: Moniker Privacy Services Registrant Street: 2320 NE 9th St Registrant Street: Second Floor Registrant City: Fort Lauderdale Registrant State/Province: FL Registrant Postal Code: 33304 Registrant Country: US Registrant Phone: +1.8006886311 Registrant Phone Ext: Registrant Fax: +1.9545859186 Registrant Fax Ext: Registrant Email: .whoisproxy.org Admin ID: MTP13715800319 Admin Name: Moniker Privacy Services Admin Organization: Moniker Privacy Services Admin Street: 2320 NE 9th St Admin Street: Second Floor Admin City: Fort Lauderdale Admin State/Province: FL Admin Postal Code: 33304 Admin Country: US Admin Phone: +1.8006886311 Admin Phone Ext: Admin Fax: +1.9545859186 Admin Fax Ext: Admin Email: .whoisproxy.org Tech ID: MAP14144407310 Tech Name: Moniker Privacy Services Tech Organization: Moniker Privacy Services Tech Street: 2320 NE 9th St Tech Street: Second Floor Tech City: Fort Lauderdale Tech State/Province: FL Tech Postal Code: 33304 Tech Country: US Tech Phone: +1.8006886311 Tech Phone Ext: Tech Fax: +1.9545859186 Tech Fax Ext: Tech Email: .whoisproxy.org Name Server: NS1.DIGITALOCEAN.COM Name Server: NS2.DIGITALOCEAN.COM Name Server: NS3.DIGITALOCEAN.COM DNSSEC: unsigned
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