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11-28-2007, 10:09 AM | #1 |
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Ever wondered why...
... it is that forums get loads and loads of spam links posted into them (just like e90post at the moment)?
This should explain it: http://www.eweek.com/prestitial/0,,,...22961%2C00.asp
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11-28-2007, 10:37 AM | #2 | |
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![]() I've been bombarded with fake registrations on one Forum I run, all using .cn e-mails/Links, although originating from zombie IPs. Getting endemic. Although I have a variety of steps in place to prevent full registration (and even placing of links in spurious unactivated registrations), and also steps to prevent subsequent flooding of spam posts. Bit of a war. D.
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Soon as another Forum section is created ... I bet these posts decrease here. Close to 100% could be stopped before they are posted, by an add-on for VBulletin. I've used that before, any posts with links (posted while the user has less than X previous posts) will be flagged and only visible to Mods. If it is legit, just authorise that post. If not, log the user, check IPs with previous attempts/users and e-mails and ban. Cut down our spambot posts to zero. In fact, I developed spidey-sense and could delete them as they were registering ... ![]() D.
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If your user base has been hit by malware as a result of all this, I can probably sort you out with an affiliate membership for our malware scanner, Prevx CSI, in return for a link on your site etc. Let me know if you're interested? (PS this wasn't my intention for the original post!)
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