Spam Bots

by **Redwing** » 10.22.08 7:43pm

sharonlover wrote:Please do not report these as SPAMBOTs since they aren't really posting, just crawling.

Geemers were just crawling too, and look what that got them.

(Spamming in an anti-spam thread? What am I thinking?)

Discussion then: what exactly do index bots do, just index new posts for searching? Why didn't we have them on the old board? I don't think you could have gotten an MDb thread through Google on the old board, so can you now?

Questions, questions, questions.

by **Jesse D** » 10.22.08 8:14pm

Redwing wrote:Discussion then: what exactly do index bots do, just index new posts for searching? Why didn't we have them on the old board? I don't think you could have gotten an MDb thread through Google on the old board, so can you now?

They're the tool used by their respective search engine to keep its search database as fresh as possible. They were on the old board as well, but they weren't explicitly identified by the main index. I had found prior MDb threads on Google in the past, but I think there's a way to have the board shoo them so that its threads aren't searchable.

by **AMetroidGuy** » 10.22.08 8:33pm

You can easily identify the valid bots and crawlers( which don’t need to be reported) by the color of their names and the lack of profiles. Yes, you can make the more respectable ones stop, but why would you? This forum is not really private, and more search results=more publicity.

by **Emperor Ing** » 11.15.08 9:27pm

Rituioo945

All he does (and these are only 4 posts worth) is bump old topics that cease to have meaning
"Why is the board going down" and the like.

Ban him.

by **Jesse D** » 11.15.08 11:25pm

Done.

That's officially the first spammer to get past the new board's CAPTCHA. I've left the VIP code (that 1986 backwards thing) out of this new board's registration thus far just to see whether we'd need it, but I guess that one kinda answered itself. I'll hack one in one of these days.

Thanks for the report.

by **Redwing** » 11.17.08 5:44pm

I got one I got one!

shufei8808690

He's been all up and down the board about Runescape power leveling... sigh :roll:

by **Jesse D** » 11.17.08 6:51pm

Thanks, bro. Nuked it.

by **Naner** » 11.19.08 12:48pm

1f56.

I'm in doubt about this one. Sometimes it seems a bot, sometimes it doesn't. But I think it's name makes it pretty obvious. The post here seemed (kinda) OK, but there were some that seemed like spambombs.

by **Jesse D** » 11.19.08 1:38pm

Nah, 1f56 is a legit user.

by **Brain Boy** » 12.05.08 10:23am

pqrs088 is a spammer.

by **squeehunter** » 12.20.08 6:05pm

How the heck can something get around a captcha? Is there technology to read those things? I can't even read them.

by **Redwing** » 12.20.08 9:28pm

squeehunter wrote:How the heck can something get around a captcha? Is there technology to read those things? I can't even read them.

Yeah, programs can cross-reference it against letters in different fonts and such. I have a program that translates my hand-written notes into text... if it can even somewhat legibly understand my handwriting, it can get a lot of the captchas I've seen

by **Naner** » 12.21.08 12:55pm

Hmm, there are many programs used to decipher text in images. One that I can remember is used in Brain Age, used to know what the hell are you writing on your DS.

by **squeehunter** » 12.21.08 1:56pm

What about having an image? *picture of a monkey* m-o-n-k-e-y.

There's no way they could decipher images.

by **Redwing** » 12.21.08 2:38pm

squeehunter wrote:What about having an image? *picture of a monkey* m-o-n-k-e-y.

There's no way they could decipher images.

Cross reference the image with similar images in a Google search and then try major keywords? :weird:

Just an idea.

Redwing Posts: 3238 Joined: 07.16.07 4:08pm Location: North Carolina Website	Re: Spam Bots by Redwing » 10.22.08 7:43pm sharonlover wrote:Please do not report these as SPAMBOTs since they aren't really posting, just crawling. Geemers were just crawling too, and look what that got them. (Spamming in an anti-spam thread? What am I thinking?) Discussion then: what exactly do index bots do, just index new posts for searching? Why didn't we have them on the old board? I don't think you could have gotten an MDb thread through Google on the old board, so can you now? Questions, questions, questions.
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 8:14pm Redwing wrote:Discussion then: what exactly do index bots do, just index new posts for searching? Why didn't we have them on the old board? I don't think you could have gotten an MDb thread through Google on the old board, so can you now? They're the tool used by their respective search engine to keep its search database as fresh as possible. They were on the old board as well, but they weren't explicitly identified by the main index. I had found prior MDb threads on Google in the past, but I think there's a way to have the board shoo them so that its threads aren't searchable. -Jesse D
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Emperor Ing Posts: 4943 Joined: 12.27.07 1:22pm Location: ENGAGING RIDLEY MOTHER FUCKER	Re: Spam Bots by Emperor Ing » 11.15.08 9:27pm Rituioo945 All he does (and these are only 4 posts worth) is bump old topics that cease to have meaning "Why is the board going down" and the like. Ban him. 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	Re: Spam Bots by Jesse D » 11.15.08 11:25pm Done. That's officially the first spammer to get past the new board's CAPTCHA. I've left the VIP code (that 1986 backwards thing) out of this new board's registration thus far just to see whether we'd need it, but I guess that one kinda answered itself. I'll hack one in one of these days. Thanks for the report. -Jesse D
Redwing Posts: 3238 Joined: 07.16.07 4:08pm Location: North Carolina Website http://facebook.com/tarlus	Re: Spam Bots by Redwing » 11.17.08 5:44pm I got one I got one! shufei8808690 He's been all up and down the board about Runescape power leveling... sigh
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 » 11.17.08 6:51pm Thanks, bro. Nuked it. -Jesse D
Naner Posts: 6444 Joined: 05.23.07 3:29pm Location: Brazil http://steamcommunity.com/id/RenanGreca/ Website https://twitter.com/darthnaner	Re: Spam Bots by Naner » 11.19.08 12:48pm 1f56. I'm in doubt about this one. Sometimes it seems a bot, sometimes it doesn't. But I think it's name makes it pretty obvious. The post here seemed (kinda) OK, but there were some that seemed like spambombs. Tianna wrote:Naner, you rock. My Facebook Shinesparkers
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 » 11.19.08 1:38pm Nah, 1f56 is a legit user. -Jesse D
Brain Boy Posts: 145 Joined: 11.18.08 7:24pm Location: A nice condo in Brinstar Website http://facebook.com/tarlus	Re: Spam Bots by Brain Boy » 12.05.08 10:23am pqrs088 is a spammer. The Alpha Metroid The second stage of maturity. Older and wiser. Very lucky to have survived thus far. If you want to get rid of this one, you'll need some high explosives. -Eve Stirwin, The Biology of Forums
squeehunter Posts: 431 Joined: 05.13.07 10:57pm Location: Savannah, GA Website http://facebook.com/tarlus	Re: Spam Bots by squeehunter » 12.20.08 6:05pm How the heck can something get around a captcha? Is there technology to read those things? I can't even read them.
Redwing Posts: 3238 Joined: 07.16.07 4:08pm Location: North Carolina Website http://facebook.com/tarlus	Re: Spam Bots by Redwing » 12.20.08 9:28pm squeehunter wrote:How the heck can something get around a captcha? Is there technology to read those things? I can't even read them. Yeah, programs can cross-reference it against letters in different fonts and such. I have a program that translates my hand-written notes into text... if it can even somewhat legibly understand my handwriting, it can get a lot of the captchas I've seen
Naner Posts: 6444 Joined: 05.23.07 3:29pm Location: Brazil http://steamcommunity.com/id/RenanGreca/ Website https://twitter.com/darthnaner	Re: Spam Bots by Naner » 12.21.08 12:55pm Hmm, there are many programs used to decipher text in images. One that I can remember is used in Brain Age, used to know what the hell are you writing on your DS. Tianna wrote:Naner, you rock. My Facebook Shinesparkers
squeehunter Posts: 431 Joined: 05.13.07 10:57pm Location: Savannah, GA Website https://twitter.com/darthnaner	Re: Spam Bots by squeehunter » 12.21.08 1:56pm What about having an image? picture of a monkey m-o-n-k-e-y. There's no way they could decipher images.
Redwing Posts: 3238 Joined: 07.16.07 4:08pm Location: North Carolina Website https://twitter.com/darthnaner	Re: Spam Bots by Redwing » 12.21.08 2:38pm squeehunter wrote:What about having an image? picture of a monkey m-o-n-k-e-y. There's no way they could decipher images. Cross reference the image with similar images in a Google search and then try major keywords? Just an idea.

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