Does that mean you will stop spamming the forum?
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| Author: | elbow=GCHQ= [ Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | More antispambottage....... |
On phpBB...99% of spambots post in the general chat section...but as far as I can work out its not because its called general chat but because its f=2 (forum 2 - after forum 1 which is announcements....).... If you created a new general chat section, and locked forum 2, would this deter most of them, or do they just cycle through the forums till they find one that they can start a new topic in? |
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| Author: | Slayer=GCHQ= [ Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:19 am ] |
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Does that mean you will stop spamming the forum?
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| Author: | Seric=GCHQ= [ Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:31 pm ] |
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Dont think thats true, I've never seen a spambot post in the chat section (although it might get deleted before I get there....speedy admin hax  ).
Last one I flagged up was in the tarmac section... Plus its not like they're a massive problem....is it? |
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| Author: | GeneralPublic=GCHQ= [ Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:06 pm ] |
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o-iii<0 8ilbo=GCHQ= wrote: spambots Seric=GCHQ= wrote: spambot
oh the irony  
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| Author: | Chips=GCHQ= [ Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:00 pm ] |
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We had methods where IP's are auto banned if registering with a banned email (means they have to swap proxies), proxy registers are forbidden (although good proxies cannot be differentiated from normal users, so they can get around it), email verification, image verification etc. Best way to get rid of them? Everyone who registers goes into an automatic group. It used to be called members, but we created a new members group with the normal permissions. The old members group, people can only post in existing threads. After they've made their first post, they automatically get shifted into the members group (the new version) and can post/create threads etc to their hearts content. All the others failed to stop spammers posting, they still register and get through (although we ban them as they join) - but not one spam message in nearly 2 months! The other methods literally just keep our membership from being flooded with 20 new members per day (all spammers, not bots - but actualy people who register for the bots). The new group method means that successful registrants that are used by the bots to post will then be incapable of making a thread, and you don't get plagued. It only works because, as i understand it, it's real people who sign up (low income apparently, whether you believe it or not) but once they've signed and done the email verification, the user info is loaded into the bot, which then goes off and does all the spammage. We used to get the spam post come several hours after registration at some points - so it appears to fit that pattern. Now they register, but when the bot comes along, it can't post its new thread
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| Author: | happyslappy [ Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:31 pm ] |
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or i just change the register=agreed=true string in the php
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| Author: | elbow=GCHQ= [ Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:32 pm ] |
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I understand all the other measures, I just wondereed whether thats how spam bots worked ? whether they target forum 2, or the first available unlocked forum... |
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| Author: | happyslappy [ Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | bots |
there just a auto reg script writen in p erl LWP i have a list of 50,000 php forums to cyle through the script would do it. no need for proxy`s - nout illigal with registering on a forum why would i do this ? most bots post a url in there profile 50,000 backlinks from my bot would be indexed by google/msn etc and my page rank would go up |
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