Author Topic: General Observation (Read 5471 times)

RoamingGnome · « **on:** February 19, 2007, 07:44:45 am »

Is this attack by spammers lately been something new or something that has always been happening here that I've just not noticed. Most seems to be porn spammers. I'm wondering if there is anything that can be done? Expecially if the younger crowd comes here to read our forums. Or am I just worrying too much?

Neko_Chan · « **Reply #1 on:** February 19, 2007, 08:14:31 am »

The Mods delete the posts. They are doing a good job., I believe, with the number of them there are.

I think we should have one of those "enter the letters/numbers shown" to create an account, because that's what stops them from gaining one, isn't it?

TomtheFanboy · « **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2007, 08:42:08 am »

They've popped up a lot more this year (2007) than in the past. As if someone made a new crack for the script kiddies and Santa Hacker delivered to them all on noobmas or something.

They usually just sit there until a mod notices them. Today's made quite a few threads though didn't they?

pinkrandomattack · « **Reply #3 on:** February 19, 2007, 12:25:00 pm »

yeah ive noticed that too, i feel like its a new thing.

pieisexactlythree · « **Reply #4 on:** February 19, 2007, 02:49:37 pm »

The simple fact is that the internet is for porn, and we are the ones abusing it by attempting to use it for non-porn-related purposes. We should all be ashamed of ourselves!

BlackjackGabbiani · « **Reply #5 on:** February 19, 2007, 10:47:33 pm »

I think there should be an option to report posts.

Mei Long · « **Reply #6 on:** February 19, 2007, 11:01:29 pm »

This year was the first year I saw an outbreak like this in spam posts. And I originally saw it happen on other sites before this one. It's kinda annoying, yet I can see the mods are doing an excellent job in disposing of the blech ridden posts. ^_^ So I just ignore them. Seriously, whoever took that time to compile porn links and whatnot is only hurting themselves. >>;

kylite · « **Reply #7 on:** February 20, 2007, 02:59:24 pm »

sorry guys, I slept in or I woulda gotten them sooner. they have all gone to the spamhole to be investigated for matching scripts/info to place our filters

Kimiski · « **Reply #8 on:** February 20, 2007, 03:00:17 pm »

AGHHH SO ANNOYING!!!
*sees two more new ones* Die spammers DIE!!!

pinkrandomattack · « **Reply #9 on:** February 20, 2007, 04:23:28 pm »

they are just weird too. i just read one that was about some kinda testicle disease.

i would be less confused if they were all porn and money lending sites, but i saw on efor like i think it was insurence or something a couple days ago.

JeffT · « **Reply #10 on:** February 20, 2007, 05:15:22 pm »

The amount of spam has gone way up in the past few months. We're continually looking at ways to block it, but the spammers work very hard to get around any blocks put in place, and at the moment we don't want to require administrator approval for new accounts. For now, we have a few active moderators who delete them as they are posted.

Lin · « **Reply #11 on:** February 20, 2007, 09:37:47 pm »

Quote from: "pieisexactlythree"

The simple fact is that the internet is for porn, and we are the ones abusing it by attempting to use it for non-porn-related purposes. We should all be ashamed of ourselves!

Ah it reminds me of Kate Monster's song of the internet!

BoredHorror · « **Reply #12 on:** February 21, 2007, 10:27:18 pm »

recent spam from the mp3 guy:

"Bonjorno...looks like you are all normal guys here"

I laughed.

Sinaj · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:36:05 pm »

From what I understand (at least from what happens with my own forums and websites), hackers crack certain versions of message boards and can target-spam them just by searching for message boards with the older versions.

Whenever we get that starting to happen on our boards, it sort of reminds us that we are behind in updating our forum software. We do that and the spam pretty much stops. Until they find a way to crack that version... then it's on to another update for us. I'm not sure what version we are using here at the moment, but the last copyright below says 2005 and I know there have been updates to phpbb since then. Quite a few if I remember correctly.

JeffT · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2007, 08:04:29 pm »

Quote from: "Sinaj"

I'm not sure what version we are using here at the moment, but the last copyright below says 2005 and I know there have been updates to phpbb since then. Quite a few if I remember correctly.

We're using nearly the latest version. They must have just forgotten to update the copyright date. I checked secunia.com and there aren't any critical vulnerabilities affecting the version we have, so I think we're ok.

Pie Row Maniac · « **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2007, 11:43:37 pm »

I always like to post in their threads with something retarded

Just to give the mods something to laugh at as they delete it

Vondan · « **Reply #16 on:** February 23, 2007, 12:33:48 am »

The last time we got any spam postings on a friends private forum (that were in bad English with an IP out of Asia) we made counter post and sent Anon e-mail to the IP owner commenting on the smallness of certain of his body parts and that’s why his women want to marry an Americans and we never got another Spam

superjaz · « **Reply #17 on:** February 23, 2007, 09:41:33 pm »

speaking of bad spammers did anyone see that one today? the "looking for the girl in the pick?"
owwi my delicute eyes
and no mod was on to tell

JeffT · « **Reply #18 on:** February 23, 2007, 09:49:25 pm »

If a spam with an offensive image is posted, send a PM to JeffT (me), and I'll check it out. I get PM notifications on my cell phone so it shouldn't take long.

(Please don't send a PM for just ordinary spam, though.

I already check the forums usually twice a day and not to be rude or anything but don't have time to constantly run to delete every spam instantly, and I think there are three other mods who are very active so in general a single spam won't last long.)

reppy · « **Reply #19 on:** February 28, 2007, 12:45:24 am »

There's a better captcha add on you can install for phpBB. I installed it on my board and it has cut down the spam by like 95%.

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Author Topic: General Observation (Read 5471 times)