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Re: Spam

PostPosted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:24 pm
by Kraesh
Black Cat wrote:Justin Beaver... uh, I mean Bieber spambot.

Times 60. Good Grief.

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=15228


Yeah, that one's posted in just about every category possible. Only my usergroups are safe!!!

-Kraesh

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:39 pm
by Black Cat
Kraesh wrote:
Black Cat wrote:Justin Beaver... uh, I mean Bieber spambot.

Times 60. Good Grief.

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=15228


Yeah, that one's posted in just about every category possible. Only my usergroups are safe!!!

-Kraesh

Yeah, no kidding.

Since we are on the subject now anyway, this flash mini-game should give you a good giggle or two.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:07 pm
by Derian
Thanks for keeping up on this, guys.

I don't know if you've noticed, but of the few bots we've had in the past two months, all but one or two registered prior to the new Q&A captcha I put in. So: hooray.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:37 pm
by Black Cat
We got another bot to treat, STAT!

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=15903


(this one registered today, so the bots are getting smarter)

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:11 pm
by Derian
All gone.

I think it's more like luck that some are getting through. They're probably able to pick up on the phrase 'how many' in the question and are programmed to insert a number for the answer. It seems likely that a few would be able to get the answer considering the amount of registration attempts we get.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:45 am
by Zeldrine Cold
Out of simple curiosity how many attempts do happen in a given week?

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:47 am
by Derian
5000 per week, give or take.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:31 pm
by Kraesh
viewtopic.php?p=494906#p494906

There's a hopeful bot for ya.

-Kraesh

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:27 am
by No'Vak

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2011 2:32 am
by Caleidah

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:27 pm
by Zeldrine Cold

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:09 am
by Black Cat
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16136

Looks like a bot advertising "unlocked" fruity smartphones (blackberry) in its signature.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 8:00 am
by Thorondor

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:48 am
by Thorondor

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:15 pm
by Thorondor

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:55 am
by Thorondor
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16250

Spam...unless you like House or the Closer DVD box sets...lol

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:33 pm
by Thorondor
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16278

Assuming they're spam judging by their sig line...

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:09 am
by Caleidah

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:59 pm
by Thorondor
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16295

They're quoting our threads...getting smarter than your old spam bots...

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:48 pm
by Sir Thurat
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16050

This one has survived since May.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:46 am
by Thorondor

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:58 am
by Galya
If that was the bot in New Members, just got him. Thanks though. :)

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:03 am
by Thorondor
It sure was him. It took me a minute to see his sig line to know he was a bot.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:10 pm
by Thorondor
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16325

They're kind of an idiot...

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:07 am
by Sir Thurat

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:59 am
by Thorondor

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:55 am
by Zeldrine Cold

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:06 am
by Sir Thurat

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:35 pm
by Galya
Hmm. No links though or super-early start date or any of the usual signs. I'm gonna wait a bit and see if he/it posts more.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:43 pm
by Derian
Philippines IP. It's a bot.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:59 pm
by Zeldrine Cold
They're getting trickier every day.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:51 pm
by Caleidah

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:35 pm
by Thorondor

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:10 am
by Mint

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:46 am
by Zeldrine Cold

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:56 pm
by Thorondor

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:47 pm
by Thorondor

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:55 pm
by Caleidah
Jesus Christ, they're multiplying.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 8:45 pm
by Black Cat

Did you say something about a Juice Bot?

[youtube]xnSIaBix_Xo?HD=1[/youtube]

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 8:47 pm
by Galya
Thorondor wrote:More juicy bot...maybe an IP ban for them or something?

Love to if I knew how. That's a Derian thing. For the moment, deleted all of them up to 856, even the ones that hadn't posted yet, but had the same IP. I'll keep the Index open for a while to watch for more registering.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 9:20 pm
by Derian
Let me know the IP next time if you could, Galya. I'll get them blocked entirely. It should be listed right below their username in the ACP.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 9:46 pm
by Galya
Derian wrote:Let me know the IP next time if you could, Galya. I'll get them blocked entirely. It should be listed right below their username in the ACP.


I know. My bad, I'll just PM it to you in the future.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:22 pm
by Derian
No worries, it's rarely something that we ever need to do. :)

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 9:17 pm
by Tiberius Claudius

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 11:22 am
by Thorondor

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:02 am
by Zeldrine Cold
Only 90% certain on this one:
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16597

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 5:26 pm
by Tiberius Claudius

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:10 am
by Thorondor

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 9:21 pm
by Black Cat

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:18 am
by Caleidah
Apparently today is Spammageddon.

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16663
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16659
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16656
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16666

All pretty near each other in member numbers. Probably the same bot net.