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Singularity
Veteran Op
Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:00 am Posts: 5558 Location: USA
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Spam bots
What we have now is a case of spambot-itis.
There are scripts that search for vulnerable phpBB forums, automatically create dozens (if not hundreds) of accounts over multiple IPs and email addresses, and post crap to them trying to get links to bump up a google ranking.
The way to solve this is to muck up the user reg process a little by changing the captcha, adding a required hidden field and adding something like "the humanizer" which is a little plugin that alters the user reg page a little to mess up automation.
Unless you guys do something the problem is only going to get worse as more bots find this site.
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Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:01 pm |
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Admin 1
Site Admin
Joined: Sun Dec 24, 2000 3:00 am Posts: 1432 Location: USA
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Re: Spam bots
Singularity wrote: What we have now is a case of spambot-itis.
There are scripts that search for vulnerable phpBB forums, automatically create dozens (if not hundreds) of accounts over multiple IPs and email addresses, and post crap to them trying to get links to bump up a google ranking.
The way to solve this is to muck up the user reg process a little by changing the captcha, adding a required hidden field and adding something like "the humanizer" which is a little plugin that alters the user reg page a little to mess up automation.
Unless you guys do something the problem is only going to get worse as more bots find this site. I've temporarily fixed this problem by turning new user registrations on admin activation only....This will make it a little more work for me but i dont mind. I'll be contacting the GodFather of TW to solve it further.
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Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:33 pm |
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RajuAbju
Warrant Officer
Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2002 3:00 am Posts: 96 Location: USA
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Re: Spam bots
I had the same problem on some of my forums a while back.
There are a number of good scripts that can be modded into the PHPBB forums that eliminate spambots from being able to complete registrations successfully.
_________________ "Freedom is not free, but the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share." -Ned Dolan "Tolerance is the virtue of a man without convictions." -GK Chesterton
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Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:47 pm |
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Kaus
Gameop
Joined: Tue Nov 19, 2002 3:00 am Posts: 1050 Location: USA
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Re: Spam bots
Please get these spambot's under control, the stuff in Scripts forum is raunchy as hell. This thread might also warrant a migration to Forum Announcements IMO.
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Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:35 pm |
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T0yman
Veteran Op
Joined: Sat Dec 29, 2007 5:06 pm Posts: 2059 Location: Oklahoma
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Re: Spam bots
Kaus wrote: Please get these spambot's under control, the stuff in Scripts forum is raunchy as hell. This thread might also warrant a migration to Forum Announcements IMO. Raunchy......hrmmmm maybe I should check them out Of course momma taught me along time ago not to open mail or messages from people I don't trust or know.
_________________ T0yman (Permanently Retired since 2012) Proverbs 17:28 <-- Don't know it, most should it would stop a lot of the discussions on here.
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Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:07 pm |
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Kaus
Gameop
Joined: Tue Nov 19, 2002 3:00 am Posts: 1050 Location: USA
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Re: Spam bots
T0yman wrote: Kaus wrote: Please get these spambot's under control, the stuff in Scripts forum is raunchy as hell. This thread might also warrant a migration to Forum Announcements IMO. Raunchy......hrmmmm maybe I should check them out Of course momma taught me along time ago not to open mail or messages from people I don't trust or know. Hehe wouldnt do that this latest spam had a downloader trojan imbedded in it. There all after your scripts I tell ya.
_________________ Dark Dominion TWGS Telnet://twgs.darkworlds.org:23 ICQ#31380757, -=English 101 pwns me=- "This one claims to have been playing since 1993 and didn't know upgrading a port would raise his alignment."
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Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:16 pm |
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Captain Jack Sparrow
Gunnery Sergeant
Joined: Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:44 pm Posts: 28
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Re: Spam bots
T0yman wrote: Kaus wrote: Please get these spambot's under control, the stuff in Scripts forum is raunchy as hell. This thread might also warrant a migration to Forum Announcements IMO. Raunchy......hrmmmm maybe I should check them out Of course momma taught me along time ago not to open mail or messages from people I don't trust or know. What about people you know and don't trust?
_________________ I'm Captain Jack Sparrow savvy?
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Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:51 pm |
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