Spambots?

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:32 pm

uhm... why am i getting spambots posting on my blog? lol

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phentermine - 1:13 Sat 19 Nov 05[/quote]

i havent deleted them yet, maybe scott can ban their ip?

Thanks anyway

Post by **Scott** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 2:40 am

I'll look into it and see if we can come up with any anti-spam scripts.

Post by **Scott** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 3:53 am

Shouldn't bug you again /smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:13 am

They must think you're blawg is oh so cool. Feel honored /blum.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />

Post by **NightStorm** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:22 am

As an added precaution, I'll add them to the Snort Filters. I had mentioned them trying to post in the past, but then Snort was nice enough to rewrite the rule and apparently did not keep the changes in regards to firewalling the attempted bot.
They target pretty much all blog services that are listed on search engines... consider this a sign that 'killablogs' has 'made it' into the big time. /bigwink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:19 am

that's what I was thinking, if spam bots are finding us on our blogs then that must mean that killablogs is gettin' up there in search status /biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:17 pm

...another one

[quote name='http://www.killablogs.com/vercz/viewComments/92/']Nothing to say, interisting point of view.
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monaco hotels - 4:48 Tue 22 Nov 05[/quote]

/spamsign.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='(spam)' />

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:44 pm

a few more: [quote]Quite controversy site but very interesting /smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />! I'm really excited!
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Phentermine - 17:38 Wed 23 Nov 05

Quite controversy site but very interesting /smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />! I'm really excited!
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Signature, Jeff *\/* <a href='http://www.phentermineeffect.com'>phentermine</a> (http://www.phentermineeffect.com) *\/*
Phentermine - 17:38 Wed 23 Nov 05[/quote]

why do they love me so much?

Electrix · Post by **Electrix** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:03 am

[quote name='Vercz' post='30368' date='Nov 23 2005, 06:44 PM']a few more:

why do they love me so much?[/quote]

dont know, but could go for a couple on my blog, it r b dead.

Post by **Scott** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:24 am

[quote name='Vercz' post='30368' date='Nov 23 2005, 07:44 AM']a few more:

why do they love me so much?[/quote]

Your blog must be easier to find than others. /bigwink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />

Post by **Tami** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:30 am

It's Jay...he's been leaving cookie crumbs out again.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 6:52 am

radar · Post by **radar** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:42 am

I got one on my blog too. The spammer's name is "Adaera" *runs*

Post by **Marko** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 7:42 pm

You can run, but you can't hide.

Post by **Tami** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:50 pm

pfft...update your blogs /whistle.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='(whistle)' />

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:25 pm

ok seriously... what did i do to annoy the spambots? i just got spam... from the "submit feedback" form on my site >.<

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Post by **Tami** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:37 pm

yeah we all got hit with spam today; something we're definitely going to have to look at.

Post by **NightStorm** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:42 am

Unfortunately, as you can see, there is no real pattern to it to allow for blocking through mod_security or Snort. And banning the IP of the sender will do nothing to prevent the spam from being sent, as they are 99% of the time 1-hits.
I'm thinking image verification might be the way to go. You have to be logged in to post on your blog, maybe replies and feedback forms should be equiped with the same sort of image verification system that is used on most BB's now at registration time.

mobil1_oils · Post by **mobil1_oils** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 5:50 pm

As stupid as i think image verifications are, i think they are needed in this situation. Besides, look at LiveJournal, one of the most successful online journal sites, and they use image verification for people to just post a reply, it never seemed to make them any less popular.

mobil1_oils · Post by **mobil1_oils** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:56 am

Is anyone else still having problems with spambots, over the past few months i've been getting spam posts every now and then, but nothing that was too hard to just click delete, but after visiting my blog after a 2 day spell, i found around 47 spam posts. in the same thread!

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:05 pm

errrr...You're serious? Ummm... Scott/Vulture is away for vacation or something. I'd go in and add some image verification before posting, but I'm afraid of his code as it breaks easily. /blink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':blink:' /> I haven't had spam bot problems, but then again my blog isn't on top sites and stuff.... Only places the link is posted is from google's index.

Endo · Post by **Endo** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:19 pm

Likewise about the whole topsites etc. Im unsure, as NS isnt around (or is he, you never really know) but maybe c+p the ip's of the spam for NS to blacklist...it might help in general

*Edit: Wow, just looked at your blog mobes; It really is getting pounded with spam. :S

*Edit: Yeah, so they dont have ip's. Thats annoying

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:15 pm

I think they're just random IP's. Probably would be wasting your time blacklisting all those IP's (all 43 of them).

mobil1_oils · Post by **mobil1_oils** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 9:37 am

all 75 of them now, and the only topsite mine was listed on was the KN topsites, which i believe is non-operational anymore (one of these days i'll remove the link to it from my blog /blum.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />).

But yeah, thats a post i don't particularly want to delete as it's a memory of when i first got my new car lol. But if its getting an average of 30 spam posts a day, then i don't think i have a choice.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:29 pm

Disable comments for it by editing the post.

Post by **NightStorm** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:04 pm

Are they worthwhile spam messages, at least? You know... marry the hot Russian girls looking for citizenship and such?

Vulture is the one who handles the Blog stuff, and he's away for another week or two yet... but once he's back, I'll remind him about Image Verification for blog comments.

Post by **Scott** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:37 am

Still won't be back home for a few more days, but I'll add this in when I get back (or try to, the code does break easily /unsure.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':unsure:' /> )

Sylo-X- · Post by **Sylo-X-** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:01 am

I havnt had any spam problems scence ive had my blog...0.o

Post by **Scott** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:28 am

Alright, try that on for size. It's nothing that someone can't work their way around, but I don't expect any bots to be custom built for KB.

I've switched it on for all blogs, but you can turn it off from the My Settings page. I think the font is readable enough, and as for the background - you can change that by uploading a png image called "code.png" (111x41px is the current size). The font colour will be changed by popular demand, I realise red isn't very neutral.

Think that's all, let me know if it works or not /smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

Post by **Tami** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:31 pm

it works on your blog /blum.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />

isn't it nice of us to keep new comments on it for you? /biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

mobil1_oils · Post by **mobil1_oils** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:32 am

Thanks heaps for fixing that up guys... and girls /blum.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />. As for worthwhile, i didn't get any of the mail order bride ones /cry.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' />... mostly for jewellry and insurance, two things that i already have lol. anyway, mythbusters just came on, so im gunna go watch that, ill get around to removing those spam posts tomorrow hopely.

Thanks again people.

Post by **Scott** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:38 am

If there is a lot of them, give me a link and I'll shoot them down in the db. /smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

Trinity · Post by **Trinity** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:39 pm

[quote name='Scott' post='34373' date='Aug 1 2006, 01:38 AM']If there is a lot of them, give me a link and I'll shoot them down in the db. /smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />[/quote]
/2guns.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='(shoot)' />

mobil1_oils · Post by **mobil1_oils** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 12:26 pm

Does 311 spam posts count as alot?

[url="http://www.killablogs.com/mobil1_oils/viewComments/987/"]http://www.killablogs.com/mobil1_oils/viewComments/987/[/url]

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:50 pm

Yeah. lol.

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:04 pm

technically theres only 310. cause one post is by me /smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:47 am

Nah... you're a spam bot, Vercz.

Post by **Scott** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 3:54 am

Done /smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />