Title: Finding self referring script
Last modified: January 26, 2023

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# Finding self referring script

 *  [samjansen97](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samjansen97/)
 * (@samjansen97)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/finding-self-referring-script/)
 * I received a report from my hosting that there is higher traffic than normal 
   on my website.
 * The traffic comes from the own site ip: 23472 hits the last 24 hours.
 * This is caused by a self-referring script. How can I locate this script what 
   is causing the issue and fix the problem?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ffinding-self-referring-script%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [George Appiah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gappiah/)
 * (@gappiah)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/finding-self-referring-script/#post-16413392)
 * > This is caused by a self-referring script. How can I locate this script what
   > is causing the issue and fix the problem?
 * How do you know there’s a “self-referring script” without knowing the script 
   in question?
 * If your host told you there’s a “self-referring script” ask them what this script
   is. I don’t see how they can know there’s a “self-referring script” without knowing
   the actual script.
 *  Thread Starter [samjansen97](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samjansen97/)
 * (@samjansen97)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/finding-self-referring-script/#post-16414749)
 * They are not so clear about it but what I found in the access logs is that alot
   of the own site ip request is this:
 *  [http://www.revive.nl](http://www.revive.nl) – [27/Jan/2023:14:02:31 +0000] “
   GET /wp-content/uploads/2022/08/278100283_527272238919805_5018626262017406144_n-
   1.jpg HTTP/1.1” 200 30742 “-” “-” | TLSv1.3 | – – 0.000 HIT 0 NC:000000 UP:
 * It is request for the favicon url
 * How can I remove this request?
    -  This reply was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by [samjansen97](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samjansen97/).

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 * Last reply from: [samjansen97](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samjansen97/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/finding-self-referring-script/#post-16414749)
 * Status: not resolved

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