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Re: Reporting Spam

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:38 am
by HuManBing

Re: Reporting Spam

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:39 am
by steveflam
Had the same idea as you did.

Re: Reporting Spam

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:10 am
by HuManBing
This appears to be a spambot, and he links to a website about black magic, which is pretty odd.



In other news, I've heard computer techies discussing spambot goals and techniques. Often, they'll post a seemingly-innocuous post with no commercial advertisements. Then, months or years later, they'll edit their posts long after anybody remembers them, to include a link to a commercial site.

Another technique I've heard them use is to link the spambot protection (e.g. Captcha graphics, etc.) to a separate site, like a dating site or a quiz site, and use those as quiz or IQ questions for real people. So they effectively link up a real person to answer forum registration captchas to bypass the "are you a human?" test.

Pretty devious.

Re: Reporting Spam

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:14 am
by A G Thing
Spambot by the name of brendabub in the Dark Beyond posting about 7th heaven... Really seems odd that it is promoting a show so old... Has another post is for Mario Land 3D in Roleplaying Games with a banner add attached as a pic...

Re: Reporting Spam

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 10:37 pm
by A G Thing
Spambot by the name of najla in the cafe de nuit RP forum posted a topic named Fitted Kitchens South Wales and is the only post... Its signature is also a link...

Shame it seems they are not even trying to make them seem human anymore!

Re: Reporting Spam

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:50 pm
by Joël of the FoS
Ohio FoS member report spam by...

never mind, it ends today ;)

Re: Reporting Spam

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:19 am
by A G Thing
A member seems highly suspicious as possibly being a foul spambot construct... Search the posts by a member named sallyoo and you should see what I mean...

I believe her to be a minion of the darkness and demand that this thing be investigated so that we might give her a fair and honest... BURN THE HERITIC!!!

Sorry witch hunting impulse kicked in...

But seriously check this one out!!!

Re: Reporting Spam

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:42 am
by Gonzoron of the FoS
zap!

Re: Reporting Spam

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:02 am
by steveflam
Well to be fair, she liked cats .......

Re: Reporting Spam

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:56 am
by Gonzoron of the FoS
tarlyn wrote:Well to be fair, she liked cats .......
All the more reason. Cats are evil. Haven't you seen the latest QtR? :arijani:

Re: Reporting Spam

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:56 am
by steveflam
Gonzoron of the FoS wrote:
tarlyn wrote:Well to be fair, she liked cats .......
All the more reason. Cats are evil. Haven't you seen the latest QtR? :arijani:
lol!

Re: Reporting Spam

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:57 am
by HuManBing
Hunte appears to be posting stuff that's very barely relevant, drawing a keyword or two from the preceding posts and then posting that in a generic context while adding absolutely nothing to the discussion.

I am outraged - how dare they do my job for me! :evil:

...plus their sig line does have a spam link to a store.

Re: Reporting Spam

Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:57 pm
by Zilfer
Possible spam in our play by post topic.... o.O'

http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/foru ... ile&u=2620

Keepin an eye out on that post for now....

Re: Reporting Spam

Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:06 pm
by Zilfer
http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/foru ... 9&start=45

Pretty sure that last post is spam....

Re: Reporting Spam

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:53 am
by steveflam