Page 5 of 6

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:09 pm
by Black Cat

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:26 pm
by Black Cat
Something stinks about this "member".

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16650

This is the third time he has posted "Please Remove" and "I found the answer in Google" with a link to google.co.uk.


Edit: Looks like more spam. memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16700

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 2:52 am
by Black Cat
M-M-M-Monster Spam Spam Spam Spam!

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16708

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 2:43 pm
by Black Cat

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:09 am
by Black Cat

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:49 pm
by Black Cat
Black Cat wrote:Something stinks about this "member".

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16650

This is the third time he has posted "Please Remove" and "I found the answer in Google" with a link to google.co.uk.

Looks like he's back.

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16808


Same exact post as the last three.

In General Mayhem:
NikolasTesla wrote:I found the answer in google, remove the topic pls.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:44 am
by Zeldrine Cold
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16836
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16820
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16833
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16657
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16841

Omg SPAM city today. I suspect an IP ban is going to be needed. There are alot out today.

Edit: 16841 seems to be a repeat offender.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:55 am
by Derian
The boards will likely be unavailable for a short while later today (tonight, likely) while I do some updates & tweaking to help reduce the spam problem.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:14 pm
by Zeldrine Cold
Yet another one to add to the list today:

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16861

Edit: Seriously?

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16863

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:07 pm
by Derian
Update completed. Hopefully this cuts down on the amount of spam bots we get.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:21 pm
by Black Cat
Black Cat wrote:
Black Cat wrote:Something stinks about this "member".

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16650

This is the third time he has posted "Please Remove" and "I found the answer in Google" with a link to google.co.uk.

Looks like he's back.

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16808


Same exact post as the last three.

In General Mayhem:
NikolasTesla wrote:I found the answer in google, remove the topic pls.

"Tesla" Again. :roll:
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16888

And, more spam:
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16820

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:48 am
by Zeldrine Cold

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:14 am
by Derian
The registration spam check has been updated.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:38 am
by Zeldrine Cold
Are they coming from the same IP range or is it so widespread to cause confusion?

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:30 am
by Zeldrine Cold
The bots are smarter than we thought:
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16772

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:35 am
by Derian
It's random IPs from infected computers all over the world. Unfortunately it's not as easy as simply blocking a particular netblock.

That most recent one actually registered two days ago. I'm hopeful that the new anti-spam question will stop new registrations.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:55 pm
by Mint

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:56 am
by Zeldrine Cold
From their profile numbers I am assuming that these are lurkers from before the lock down:

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16689
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16802

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:56 am
by Derian
Yep.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:13 am
by Black Cat
Is this a bot or a strange troll?

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16937

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:04 am
by Zeldrine Cold

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:21 am
by Zeldrine Cold

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 8:40 am
by Zeldrine Cold
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16793

Wow this one hung around for awhile.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:09 pm
by Rasheab

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:40 pm
by Sir Thurat

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:17 pm
by Galya
Took care of all the ones you listed. Must've missed some during the days when we were getting like 500 bots a day. You can list the ones you've found and I'll delete them. And how are you finding them anyway?

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:30 am
by Zeldrine Cold

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:02 am
by Akbar the Foul
we've got Ivans in GenMay

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:15 am
by Embara Cayosin
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17204
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17202

looks like a manual set up for bots. plus they joined back to back almost

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:28 am
by Tails
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17230

is there a way to create a rule that bans anyone claiming to have started fighting JUN, 15, 1985?

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:21 pm
by Derian
Not practically, no.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:05 pm
by Zeldrine Cold
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17240

Whomever this is setting these up is annoying.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:51 pm
by Zeldrine Cold
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17261

Obviously just trying to drum up business.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 3:40 am
by Rasheab

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 7:33 pm
by Sir Thurat
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17340

Do not know if spam....

These things are getting smarter.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:14 am
by Capito
It's probably a spammer. You can tell by the nonsensical realm and the URL in the signature.... but it's pretty tricky, I agree.

If you search for the username online, you will find that the same user has posted on various boards under different interests, usually three posts with the first post having a link to a weapons shop in their signature.

These spammers don't expect to have people buy their products from their signature link. Their purpose is to get a higher search result on Google by linking to their site from other sites with their signature:

Not all of the spam posts are meant for the readers; some spam messages are simply hyperlinks intended to boost search engine ranking.


from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_spam

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:30 pm
by Caleidah

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:43 pm
by Caleidah

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 3:23 am
by The Great Gigsby

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:19 pm
by Sir Thurat

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 12:49 am
by Black Cat

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:57 am
by Sir Thurat

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:47 am
by Sir Thurat
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17813

SPAM, SPAM SPAM. I HATE SPAM.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 1:56 pm
by Sir Thurat

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 7:56 am
by Sir Thurat

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 12:47 pm
by Sir Thurat
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17946

Spam account. Already removed their post.

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2015 10:28 am
by Sir Thurat

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:12 am
by Sir Thurat

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 10:01 am
by Sir Thurat

Re: Spam

PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:05 am
by Sir Thurat