Spam Bots

by **sharonlover** » 09.18.08 10:40pm

The only thing that you as a member would see (and all I've ever seen) are suspicious names as new members (something like a combination of numbers or letters). If you check out there profile, there are usually links to some type of site selling something.

They will normally stay dormant for a period of time, from a couple of days to a few weeks before they start making posts that link you to spam sites...ect, ect.

As a mod, I try to delete said posts before anyone "falls" for them.

Admins do the same and they also have that massive banhammer as well. They do other things to help prevent them as well, but all that stuff is above my head

by **MAZZ0Murder** » 09.30.08 10:49pm

chatting spam bots are worse

by **RedMage** » 10.01.08 12:52am

Can some one get a screen shot of these spam bots? Thx

by **Lazarius** » 10.01.08 12:53am

I'm just disappointed no one has spammed in this thread yet... Oh the ironing would be delicious.

To avoid making another post like Jesse D just said not to do, or is about to say not to do... I will say here, the use of 'ironing' was deliberate... and delicious. It's from The Simpsons.

by **Jesse D** » 10.01.08 1:41am

Lazarius wrote:I'm just disappointed no one has spammed in this thread yet... Oh the ironing would be delicious.

You mean, the irony would be delicious.
Speaking of irony... Don't post to this thread unless you need to report spam bots, guys.

by **Emperor Ing** » 10.01.08 10:17pm

http://mdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/fo ... php?t=1403

He's not a spammer, but we don't need lame-ass advertisers here.

by **Jesse D** » 10.02.08 12:09am

Yeah, I checked it out. In view of all the spammers lately, the site-pluggers tread on touchy ground 'round these parts. This one's fine so we'll leave it alone, so let's be sure not to make this guy feel unwelcome.

by **Naner** » 10.16.08 1:57pm

Um... Does this have anything to do with you guys?

"In total there are 5 users online :: 4 registered, 0 hidden and 1 guest
Registered users: Darth Naner, Google [Bot], sharonlover, Yahoo [Bot]"

by **mental** » 10.16.08 3:37pm

Those should be (as far as I know) the Google and Yahoo indexing web crawlers.

by **sharonlover** » 10.16.08 4:27pm

yes the google/yahoo or whatever bots are nothing more then web crawlers or indexers or whatever they do.. Harmless they are fear not you must

by **MAZZ0Murder** » 10.22.08 5:50pm

sharonlover wrote:yes the google/yahoo or whatever bots are nothing more then web crawlers or indexers or whatever they do.. Harmless they are fear not you must

Yeah, I think I noticed three were on last night...or whenever I was on last. But it didn't look like they were doing anything.

Could be worse though...like on the other forum I'm active with we've been getting occasional porn spam bots.
It's gets really annoying. It's a good thing they don't know how to use the codes either

by **MAZZ0Murder** » 10.22.08 6:10pm

Looks like 2 of them are on again

by **Jesse D** » 10.22.08 6:16pm

MAZZ0Murder wrote:Looks like 2 of them are on again

What, are there more spam posts or something?

by **CapCom** » 10.22.08 6:27pm

MAZZ0Murder wrote:Looks like 2 of them are on again

Again, it helps us a LOT if you tell us who the poster is and where they're posting. There's like 500 threads on the forum across seven different boards. That's a lot of ground for something that hasn't been confirmed.

Bear in mind there's a difference from a human user posting spam (lolcats, images, BS) and a spambot posting spam. We're looking for spambots so we can zap 'em :metroid:

by **sharonlover** » 10.22.08 7:18pm

and let me re-iterate that
GoogleBOT
YahooBOT

usually anything that has a username of a search engine with [BOT] is nothing but a webcrawler/indexer. They are harmless. Please do not report these as SPAMBOTs since they aren't really posting, just crawling.

sharonlover Posts: 2613 Joined: 05.18.07 9:06pm Location: Sterling, Va Website	by sharonlover » 09.18.08 10:40pm The only thing that you as a member would see (and all I've ever seen) are suspicious names as new members (something like a combination of numbers or letters). If you check out there profile, there are usually links to some type of site selling something. They will normally stay dormant for a period of time, from a couple of days to a few weeks before they start making posts that link you to spam sites...ect, ect. As a mod, I try to delete said posts before anyone "falls" for them. Admins do the same and they also have that massive banhammer as well. They do other things to help prevent them as well, but all that stuff is above my head "I authorize full use of the Report Button on the MDb Message Boards."
MAZZ0Murder Posts: 432 Joined: 05.31.08 5:31pm	by MAZZ0Murder » 09.30.08 10:49pm chatting spam bots are worse
RedMage	by RedMage » 10.01.08 12:52am Can some one get a screen shot of these spam bots? Thx
Lazarius Posts: 3474 Joined: 07.20.08 3:57am Location: Insert funny Metroid related location here	by Lazarius » 10.01.08 12:53am I'm just disappointed no one has spammed in this thread yet... Oh the ironing would be delicious. To avoid making another post like Jesse D just said not to do, or is about to say not to do... I will say here, the use of 'ironing' was deliberate... and delicious. It's from The Simpsons. Last edited by Lazarius on 10.01.08 1:43am, edited 1 time in total. sharonlover wrote:back on topic, take your bondage discussion to pm please
Jesse D Posts: 1912 Joined: 05.04.07 9:07pm Location: AZ http://steamcommunity.com/id/captain_toasty Website http://facebook.com/tarlus	by Jesse D » 10.01.08 1:41am Lazarius wrote:I'm just disappointed no one has spammed in this thread yet... Oh the ironing would be delicious. You mean, the irony would be delicious. Speaking of irony... Don't post to this thread unless you need to report spam bots, guys. -Jesse D
Emperor Ing Posts: 4948 Joined: 12.27.07 1:22pm Location: ENGAGING RIDLEY MOTHER FUCKER	by Emperor Ing » 10.01.08 10:17pm http://mdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/fo ... php?t=1403 He's not a spammer, but we don't need lame-ass advertisers here. Hiroshi Mishima wrote:must be some sorta side effect of the hatchling or maybe she should stop going down on Miyamoto.
Jesse D Posts: 1912 Joined: 05.04.07 9:07pm Location: AZ http://steamcommunity.com/id/captain_toasty Website http://facebook.com/tarlus	by Jesse D » 10.02.08 12:09am Yeah, I checked it out. In view of all the spammers lately, the site-pluggers tread on touchy ground 'round these parts. This one's fine so we'll leave it alone, so let's be sure not to make this guy feel unwelcome. -Jesse D
Naner Posts: 6450 Joined: 05.23.07 3:29pm Location: Brazil http://steamcommunity.com/id/RenanGreca/ Website https://twitter.com/darthnaner	Re: Spam Bots by Naner » 10.16.08 1:57pm Um... Does this have anything to do with you guys? "In total there are 5 users online :: 4 registered, 0 hidden and 1 guest Registered users: Darth Naner, Google [Bot], sharonlover, Yahoo [Bot]" Tianna wrote:Naner, you rock. My Facebook Shinesparkers
mental Posts: 2897 Joined: 07.14.07 8:35pm Location: The Moon Website	Re: Spam Bots by mental » 10.16.08 3:37pm Those should be (as far as I know) the Google and Yahoo indexing web crawlers.
sharonlover Posts: 2613 Joined: 05.18.07 9:06pm Location: Sterling, Va Website	Re: Spam Bots by sharonlover » 10.16.08 4:27pm yes the google/yahoo or whatever bots are nothing more then web crawlers or indexers or whatever they do.. Harmless they are fear not you must "I authorize full use of the Report Button on the MDb Message Boards."
MAZZ0Murder Posts: 432 Joined: 05.31.08 5:31pm	Re: Spam Bots by MAZZ0Murder » 10.22.08 5:50pm sharonlover wrote:yes the google/yahoo or whatever bots are nothing more then web crawlers or indexers or whatever they do.. Harmless they are fear not you must Yeah, I think I noticed three were on last night...or whenever I was on last. But it didn't look like they were doing anything. Could be worse though...like on the other forum I'm active with we've been getting occasional porn spam bots. It's gets really annoying. It's a good thing they don't know how to use the codes either
MAZZ0Murder Posts: 432 Joined: 05.31.08 5:31pm	Re: Spam Bots by MAZZ0Murder » 10.22.08 6:10pm Looks like 2 of them are on again
Jesse D Posts: 1912 Joined: 05.04.07 9:07pm Location: AZ http://steamcommunity.com/id/captain_toasty Website http://facebook.com/tarlus	Re: Spam Bots by Jesse D » 10.22.08 6:16pm MAZZ0Murder wrote:Looks like 2 of them are on again What, are there more spam posts or something? -Jesse D
CapCom Posts: 2424 Joined: 05.04.07 12:08pm Location: Section-Z Website http://facebook.com/tarlus	Re: Spam Bots by CapCom » 10.22.08 6:27pm MAZZ0Murder wrote:Looks like 2 of them are on again Again, it helps us a LOT if you tell us who the poster is and where they're posting. There's like 500 threads on the forum across seven different boards. That's a lot of ground for something that hasn't been confirmed. Bear in mind there's a difference from a human user posting spam (lolcats, images, BS) and a spambot posting spam. We're looking for spambots so we can zap 'em The sleep of Reason produces monsters. "Until next time..." Captain Commando
sharonlover Posts: 2613 Joined: 05.18.07 9:06pm Location: Sterling, Va Website	Re: Spam Bots by sharonlover » 10.22.08 7:18pm and let me re-iterate that GoogleBOT YahooBOT usually anything that has a username of a search engine with [BOT] is nothing but a webcrawler/indexer. They are harmless. Please do not report these as SPAMBOTs since they aren't really posting, just crawling. "I authorize full use of the Report Button on the MDb Message Boards."

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