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#1 Zinix

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 04:11 PM

Every day I log onto these forums, and being the idiot I click a topic by one of them. This has been an ongoing problem for months now, something needs to be done. All they do is link to malware/spyware and quite frankly it makes the forums look bad. 


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#2 Xiombarg

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 04:14 PM

For now, we're just doing what we can.  It could be worse, but I would say that 2 or so spam threads a day aren't too bad, as it is very easy to get rid of a bot.



#3 Zinix

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 04:15 PM

There was like five earlier. 


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Posted 17 July 2013 - 04:24 PM

I know, right? I click the thread, expecting an entertaining read and see that it's just a bunch of gibberish. Always putting my hopes down. :'(



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Posted 17 July 2013 - 04:32 PM

http://www.spamhelp....harvesterkiller

 

Take an offensive approach.

There's plenty of other similar things like that you can do that will pro-actively make it less profitable for the person profiting from the bots.


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Posted 17 July 2013 - 04:40 PM

I don't get it, who or what are causing these spambots? a virus? 


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Posted 17 July 2013 - 04:59 PM

I don't get it, who or what are causing these spambots? a virus?


Companies program bots to travel the internet signing up for forums and making these posts.

#8 Xiombarg

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 07:44 PM

I don't know how much I can actually do, as feldo is using a separate spam service (not the default).  I could bug him, but I don't know how willing he would be to change it or whatever.  I could also change or add more registering questions.

http://www.spamhelp....harvesterkiller

 

Take an offensive approach.

There's plenty of other similar things like that you can do that will pro-actively make it less profitable for the person profiting from the bots.

I'll implement that.



#9 Mitch

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 07:52 PM

I demand Captcha after every posted

 

And after the Captcha, a 2-3 day mod approval waiting period.... because I simply cant stand having to look at spam threads when im browsing the forums at 5am and the mods are asleep



#10 SoldMyWiiUAndLeftTheForums

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 08:28 PM

Yeah, the bot problem is starting to get frustrating........



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Posted 18 July 2013 - 02:53 AM

This is getting out of hand. 

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#12 Xiombarg

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Posted 18 July 2013 - 08:05 AM

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This is getting out of hand. 

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Looking back at the reports, this was handled quick and was under control.  You guys need to realize we aren't robots and cannot ban a spambot a second after it registers.



#13 PyroKinesis

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Posted 18 July 2013 - 08:45 AM

I don't think anyone is asking for instant removal, but they are asking for the prevention of these bots from joining in the first place.



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Posted 18 July 2013 - 11:55 AM

Looking back at the reports, this was handled quick and was under control.  You guys need to realize we aren't robots and cannot ban a spambot a second after it registers.

Why not?


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#15 Zinix

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Posted 18 July 2013 - 11:57 AM

Why not?

Are you asking why aren't they robots? 

 

Point is, if Feld0 was here to install a few mods here and there, we wouldn't these bots everyday. 


Edited by Y2Kev, 18 July 2013 - 11:57 AM.

“Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of man, that state is obsolete.”— Rod Serling, “The Twilight Zone” The Obsolete Man

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Posted 18 July 2013 - 08:18 PM

Funny, having joined yesterday, I've not yet had the "pleasure" of running in to one of these spam topics yet. Well, it can only be a matter of time.


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Posted 23 July 2013 - 12:21 AM

First bot Ive seen since the new anti spambot thing was added came on tonight....

 

The bots are learning our tactics...

 

They've adapted

 

We need to adapt faster than they do...before its too late

 

 

 

:P  Better hurry and kill it Mourn before Zinix has another fit 



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Posted 23 July 2013 - 10:24 AM

I say once a month we sacrifice a member of the forums to the spambots. It's a win win situation, we're happy they're happy. How could it possibly go wrong? There is of course the sacrifice....any nominations? I was thinking Firejonie for our sacrifice. Any objections? no? ok.


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#19 Zinix

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Posted 23 July 2013 - 10:25 AM

That's fine.


“Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of man, that state is obsolete.”— Rod Serling, “The Twilight Zone” The Obsolete Man

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Posted 23 July 2013 - 11:55 AM

What if they're not bots, and their actually people hired by the movie companies to spam people to watch their movies?


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