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=> FAQ / Board Issues => Topic started by: HarmySandwhich on June 05, 2007, 05:53:42 am

Title: We have a spambot on the site
Post by: HarmySandwhich on June 05, 2007, 05:53:42 am

:!:

This is the worst spambot i've seen on this site for a long time.

Title: We have a spambot on the site
Post by: Will on June 05, 2007, 06:22:20 am

Yep it sucks. *cleans this crap up*

Title: We have a spambot on the site
Post by: Manda on June 15, 2007, 10:20:50 am

Its back. I hate that shit.

Title: We have a spambot on the site
Post by: HarmySandwhich on July 05, 2007, 09:25:36 am

The SPAMbots are back [again]  :lol:

http://forum.nessaholics.com/viewtopic.php?t=10443

Title: We have a spambot on the site
Post by: Will on July 05, 2007, 11:29:56 am

They're here all the time. We generally catch them before you guys see them.

Title: We have a spambot on the site
Post by: VaderDawsn on July 05, 2007, 03:04:19 pm

Ever considered using "KittyAuth"?

Title: We have a spambot on the site
Post by: Will on July 05, 2007, 04:13:47 pm

We haven't thought about fixing the problem because we had assumed we'd be on other forum software by now. Unfortunately, the migration hasn't gone as far as we had wished. Modding this forum isn't a trivial task anymore because it has been hacked to hell and back.

Title: We have a spambot on the site
Post by: HarmySandwhich on July 06, 2007, 04:32:53 pm

And another:

http://forum.nessaholics.com/viewtopic.php?t=10448

You guys don't mind if we report them here do you? If you consider it somewhat of an annoyance, please tell me and i'll stop  :lol:

Title: We have a spambot on the site
Post by: PianoPlayer12 on July 06, 2007, 08:22:58 pm

hmm....i havent seen any of these things yet....what are they?? ads??

Title: We have a spambot on the site
Post by: HarmySandwhich on July 07, 2007, 05:49:09 am

Quote from: "PianoPlayer12"

hmm....i havent seen any of these things yet....what are they?? ads??

They're called spambots. Basically, companies receive royalty money if they help advertise for other sites. Webowners pay these companies money, who run scripts to create spambots. These spambots automatically sign onto forums - any forum to advertise. They can't repond back. On Ultimate-Guitar.com we have millions coming from Russia and Turkey which wholesales cell phones, musical instruments etc. There must be something on this forum which fuels the advertising of viagra  :lol:

Title: We have a spambot on the site
Post by: VaderDawsn on July 07, 2007, 07:42:52 am

There is report post to moderator/admin button on all posts.. I think clicking on that is enough to let the board admins know somethings up and remove the poster and the post.

Title: We have a spambot on the site
Post by: PianoPlayer12 on July 07, 2007, 11:15:26 am

Quote from: "HarmySandwhich"

Quote from: "PianoPlayer12"

hmm....i havent seen any of these things yet....what are they?? ads??

They're called spambots. Basically, companies receive royalty money if they help advertise for other sites. Webowners pay these companies money, who run scripts to create spambots. These spambots automatically sign onto forums - any forum to advertise. They can't repond back. On Ultimate-Guitar.com we have millions coming from Russia and Turkey which wholesales cell phones, musical instruments etc. There must be something on this forum which fuels the advertising of viagra  :lol:

oooohahahaha ya now i know what it is...when i had my own forum i made, i always used to get ads for Viagra...lol

Title: We have a spambot on the site
Post by: IfICouldFall on November 10, 2007, 04:37:27 pm

oh snap they're back and advertising porn and shitt in the completely off-topic thread...  :evil:

Title: We have a spambot on the site
Post by: malchikgej on November 11, 2007, 06:27:50 pm

Their advertising porn in the completly off topic section