View Full Version : Spam Attack
pennylessz28
06-13-2007, 13:57
For the forum admin, please review this thread http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=149229 at vbulletin.org, as I think your site has been comprised. I haven't been on in awhile and only checked cause I got this PM from a member here. People on other sites getting the same PM's.
hammock engineer
06-13-2007, 14:09
Yeah, I got one of those too.
Got one in my PM's today too! from "Abigail"
pennylessz28
06-13-2007, 15:36
My site got hit too, crud!
Got one in my PM's today too! from "Abigail"
Got mine from "her" yesterday.
Skidsteer
06-13-2007, 18:27
Got one in my PM's today too! from "Abigail"
Same here.
g8trh8tr
06-13-2007, 19:38
Same here from "Abigail"
onesocktwin
06-13-2007, 19:49
same here from abigail
What??? You mean I don't really have a new buddy???:confused: Shux!!!
Me too:mad:
Dances with Mice
06-13-2007, 20:20
I feel so left out.
I just broke the 2,000 post barrier and I'm not even Spam-worthy?
I am so depressed. Spammers won't even talk to me.
Alligator
06-13-2007, 20:43
I feel so left out.
I just broke the 2,000 post barrier and I'm not even Spam-worthy?
I am so depressed. Spammers won't even talk to me.I feel your pain. I'd cheer you up with PM but I'm too busy at the moment.
Nightwalker
06-13-2007, 21:33
I feel so left out.
I just broke the 2,000 post barrier and I'm not even Spam-worthy?
I am so depressed. Spammers won't even talk to me.
I'll talk to you. Though I'm more fond of Virginia Ham flavored Treet, it being a much tastier version, IMO.
You fry up a few slices of that in a pot on the trail, put some sharp cheese on it on the last flip, put it between bagel halves, and you have a trail meal that cures homesickness.
I'm suffering from a different kind of homesickness right now. I'm supposed to lay down at least 12 hours per day between now and the 25th--my surgery day. I'm getting sick of not hiking. Even though I spend a little less than half my time on the trail when things are working good, I haven't been hiking for two weeks, and it'll be about three more before I can again.
I really feel like the trail* is my home, and I miss it.
Wrong thread? Big deal. Welcome to Whiteblaze. :)
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*Any trail, not just the AT.
Frolicking Dinosaurs
06-13-2007, 22:27
::: Gently lays Nightwalker on dino tail and frolicks down trail :::
I got the same thing 2 days ago.
camojack
06-14-2007, 00:29
I got a PM from Abigail, too... :-?
I banned Abigail. Let me know if anyone starts getting PM's like this again or anytime in the future.
mweinstone
06-14-2007, 06:44
attrols a banning god. like god, who also has the power to ban. if i could ban folks i would stand on the corner all day and wait for people who just shouldnt be,....then ban there ass.
saimyoji
06-14-2007, 08:10
ban matthewski :D
atraildreamer
06-14-2007, 20:23
I feel so left out.
I just broke the 2,000 post barrier and I'm not even Spam-worthy?
I am so depressed. Spammers won't even talk to me.
Just so you don't feel ignored...and to prove that WB folks look out for each other...here is some spam for you! :D
satchownz
09-24-2007, 09:12
This is waay to common now. My site is always being spidered by bots looking for ways to contact people, steal emails, and get data. I'm constantly updating our ban settings to stop these guys in their tracks.
It's not a person (usually) that’s doing it. It's just a program that queries google for certain terms and craws the results.
So far, we have been able to avoid it, but it's only a matter of time.
SGT Rock
09-24-2007, 09:16
I didn't get one - apparently they know to avoid the Admins somehow. But I am about to ban that IP.
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IP address banned. That way Abigade canot just change their user ID and come back.
Monkeyboy
09-24-2007, 09:21
I didn't get one - apparently they know to avoid the Admins somehow. But I am about to ban that IP.
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IP address banned. That way Abigade canot just change their user ID and come back.
Banning the IP usually does nothing.....
Spammers usually own a range of addresses and the bots they use are usually spyware attached to someone else's computer running in the background.
Just FYI......
SGT Rock
09-24-2007, 09:26
Banning the IP usually does nothing.....
Spammers usually own a range of addresses and the bots they use are usually spyware attached to someone else's computer running in the background.
Just FYI......
Actually I have found that banning a username does even less because they can come from the same computer with another ID or another computer. What I have found is these sorts of attacks come from a narrow range of IPs so you can ban a string of them most times without affecting users if you check and cross reference them. In this case there were two unique IPs that were reported on that other link which seem to not have anyone else comming in from that are users - so it is an easy painless way to prohibit some activity. On our last hacker attack the IPs were from a narrow group of IPs out of Saudi Arabia - so banning all those was painless and stopped them cold and quick since they were comming on from those locations using Admin and Moderator's usernames. In that case IP banning is the best way to go because you cannot have Troll ban himself.
Alligator
09-24-2007, 16:52
...because you cannot have Troll ban himself.You can put yourself on ignore though.
SGT Rock
09-24-2007, 17:02
Well maybe - you cannot ignore Admins, so I don't know if an admin can ignore himself.
dixicritter
09-24-2007, 17:10
Well maybe - you cannot ignore Admins, so I don't know if an admin can ignore himself.
la la la la la
I'm ignoring you....:p
smokymtnsteve
09-24-2007, 17:47
Well maybe - you cannot ignore Admins, so I don't know if an admin can ignore himself.
ah they have a name for that :eek:
Alligator
09-24-2007, 17:52
Well maybe - you cannot ignore Admins, so I don't know if an admin can ignore himself.Maybe it only works for regular members? How about a couple people try it:jump .
dixicritter
09-24-2007, 17:55
Maybe it only works for regular members? How about a couple people try it:jump .
I can think of a few that need to put some folks on their ignore list... ;)
saimyoji
09-24-2007, 18:00
I can think of a few that need to put some folks on their ignore list... ;)
Everybody's already ignoring me.....:(
...but perhaps rightly so. :(
dixicritter
09-24-2007, 18:11
Everybody's already ignoring me.....:(
...but perhaps rightly so. :(
I'm sorry did you say something? I wasn't listening. :eek: ;)
There really is an ignor button? Where is it?
Skidsteer
09-24-2007, 18:40
There really is an ignor button? Where is it?
Choose 'public profile' from the menu that drops down after clicking on the offender's username and choose, for example,"Add fehchet to Your Ignore List (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/profile.php?do=addlist&userlist=ignore&u=3146)" at the top middle right of the page.
Just click on the person's name and view their profile. Third choice to the right is add this person to the ignore list.
SGT Rock
09-24-2007, 20:02
I highly encorage people to try that - as well as opting out of certain areas that annoy them if they are subscribed to them. Some of our regulars have found this to save them from dealing with some people that they would otherwise constantly bicker with.