Spammer epidemic - Page 2

Tharic-Nar · 12-08-2010, 08:38 PM

*Hits Button*

"That was easy!"

???...*Hits Button*

"That was easy!"

...

*Repeatedly Hits Button*

"That was easy!" - "That was easy!" - "That was easy!" - "That was easy!" - "That was easy!"- ...

"This account has been banned for excessive spamming of the 'Easy' Button, please contact the administrator to have your nutts stapled to the floor."

TheCrimsonStar · 12-08-2010, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tharic-Nar

*Hits Button*

"That was easy!"

???...*Hits Button*

"That was easy!"

...

*Repeatedly Hits Button*

"That was easy!" - "That was easy!" - "That was easy!" - "That was easy!" - "That was easy!"- ...

"This account has been banned for excessive spamming of the 'Easy' Button, please contact the administrator to have your nutts stapled to the floor."

HAHAHAHAHA oh wow I think I just peed. LOL

Optix · 12-08-2010, 11:20 PM

I had no idea Rob was into that stapling stuff...

*runs away*

Rob Williams · 12-09-2010, 01:31 AM

Haha, you guys are a riot. It almost makes up for these annoying spammers!

x.clay · 12-09-2010, 12:00 PM

I haven't noticed more spam in the forums I frequent (mods may be zapping it before I see it) but I have definately seen an increase in mail spam I receive.

Glider · 12-09-2010, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by x.clay

I haven't noticed more spam in the forums I frequent (mods may be zapping it before I see it) but I have definately seen an increase in mail spam I receive.

I call it spam, my boss calls it work

Redmax · 12-09-2010, 03:38 PM

You are not alone, a lot of forums have been hit with spammers, I have seen as many as 5+ a day, heck one guy posted 200 times (some dedication) making it a pain to clean up.

The majority of spammers I have seen are "human" at least until they have established an account, after that they program the details into a robot that updates profile info and starts posting messages.

Luckily the majority of them post right away which allows you to delete them on site however some just create the account and come back several months later and update their profile info. (sneaky bastards) The ones that really get me are the spammers who make innocent posts asking for help then after 3 or so replies they come back with another post full of links.

Removing the ability to update sig or homepage info is a nice fix, although it doesn't solve the problem, some anti spam tools allow you to control this with a post count requirements but that really hurts your members more than preventing spam.

Best thing you can do is require account activation by email, that alone will remove almost all of the automated postings, the next thing you can do is choose a non-standard captcha which will force the spammers to be human. It won't remove all of your spammers but helps quite a bit.

DarkStarr · 12-09-2010, 06:27 PM

Too true, and everyone should check out my new specs

Optix · 12-09-2010, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkStarr

and everyone should check out my new specs

SPAMMER!

Get him!

Psi* · 12-09-2010, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Optix

SPAMMER!

Get him!

He seems to be particularly sinister as he has over 200 posts ... now that is deep cover.

Optix · 12-09-2010, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psi*

He seems to be particularly sinister as he has over 200 posts ... now that is deep cover.

You look mighty suspicious too, Mister...

TheCrimsonStar · 12-10-2010, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkStarr

Too true, and everyone should check out my new specs

same CPU as me!

Still haven't overclocked mine yet...oh and my GPU is better

DarkStarr · 12-10-2010, 09:10 AM

it would be, if I wasn't running SLI and your CPU is likely a C3 lower volts on it. Supposedly OCs better, but its max vcore is 1.45, not that it means much, mine is at 1.53 47C and 47C ambient in the case lol dang gpu toasters.

TheCrimsonStar · 12-10-2010, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkStarr

it would be, if I wasn't running SLI

Touché

Doomsday · 12-10-2010, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkStarr

it would be, if I wasn't running SLI and your CPU is likely a C3 lower volts on it. Supposedly OCs better, but its max vcore is 1.45, not that it means much, mine is at 1.53 47C and 47C ambient in the case lol dang gpu toasters.

Awesome setup mate! but u should change ur avatar logo to Nvidia no? U have Green Power!

12-08-2010, 11:20 PM	#18
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12-09-2010, 01:31 AM	#19
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12-09-2010, 12:00 PM	#20
x.clay Obliviot Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 48	I haven't noticed more spam in the forums I frequent (mods may be zapping it before I see it) but I have definately seen an increase in mail spam I receive. Last edited by x.clay; 12-09-2010 at 12:03 PM.

12-09-2010, 06:27 PM	#23
DarkStarr Tech Monkey Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 623	Too true, and everyone should check out my new specs __________________ Intel Core i7 2700k (4.8 @ 100x48) Watercooled - 16GB Crucial Ballistix @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T - Asus Sabertooth P67 - Asus Radeon 7970 Ref. (Non Ghz) Heatkiller 79xx Ni-Bl (Soon) @ 1050/1500 - 64Gb Crucial M4 SSD - 3x Hitachi 1Tb - Corsair TX950W Azza Genesis 9000B - 2x Samsung SyncMaster S27A550H - Vizio 32" LCD

12-10-2010, 09:10 AM	#28
DarkStarr Tech Monkey Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 623	it would be, if I wasn't running SLI and your CPU is likely a C3 lower volts on it. Supposedly OCs better, but its max vcore is 1.45, not that it means much, mine is at 1.53 47C and 47C ambient in the case lol dang gpu toasters. __________________ Intel Core i7 2700k (4.8 @ 100x48) Watercooled - 16GB Crucial Ballistix @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T - Asus Sabertooth P67 - Asus Radeon 7970 Ref. (Non Ghz) Heatkiller 79xx Ni-Bl (Soon) @ 1050/1500 - 64Gb Crucial M4 SSD - 3x Hitachi 1Tb - Corsair TX950W Azza Genesis 9000B - 2x Samsung SyncMaster S27A550H - Vizio 32" LCD Last edited by DarkStarr; 12-10-2010 at 09:37 AM.

12-08-2010, 08:38 PM	#16
Tharic-Nar Techgage Staff Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Posts: 1,152	*Hits Button* "That was easy!" ???...Hits Button "That was easy!" ... *Repeatedly Hits Button* "That was easy!" - "That was easy!" - "That was easy!" - "That was easy!" - "That was easy!"- ... "This account has been banned for excessive spamming of the 'Easy' Button, please contact the administrator to have your nutts stapled to the floor."

12-09-2010, 03:38 PM	#22
Redmax Obliviot Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 5	You are not alone, a lot of forums have been hit with spammers, I have seen as many as 5+ a day, heck one guy posted 200 times (some dedication) making it a pain to clean up. The majority of spammers I have seen are "human" at least until they have established an account, after that they program the details into a robot that updates profile info and starts posting messages. Luckily the majority of them post right away which allows you to delete them on site however some just create the account and come back several months later and update their profile info. (sneaky bastards) The ones that really get me are the spammers who make innocent posts asking for help then after 3 or so replies they come back with another post full of links. Removing the ability to update sig or homepage info is a nice fix, although it doesn't solve the problem, some anti spam tools allow you to control this with a post count requirements but that really hurts your members more than preventing spam. Best thing you can do is require account activation by email, that alone will remove almost all of the automated postings, the next thing you can do is choose a non-standard captcha which will force the spammers to be human. It won't remove all of your spammers but helps quite a bit.

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