Spammers
Moderators: jifflemon, coyote1980, Rachel
- glasgowjim
- 480 Is my middle name
- Posts: 4830
- Joined: Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:28 pm
- Location: GLASGOW SCOTLAND
Re: Spammers
over half an hour to despam the forum.
spams in every single thread on here.
this is way out of order need to get some kind of filter.
some of the cyrillic alphabet spammers put up porn pics , I find that really objectionable as I cant avoid looking at it when I go to delete thread.
spams in every single thread on here.
this is way out of order need to get some kind of filter.
some of the cyrillic alphabet spammers put up porn pics , I find that really objectionable as I cant avoid looking at it when I go to delete thread.
- volviz
- Friend of Club 480 Europe
- Posts: 533
- Joined: Fri Oct 15, 2004 12:44 pm
- Location: Latvia /Baltic states/
Re: Spammers
so what about manual approval for registration, or when you are just registred you can write only say in General or wastegate sectiojn to say Hi! and only after that you can access other parts....?
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- Captain Slow
- 480 Expert
- Posts: 686
- Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:13 pm
- Location: St Andrews
Re: Spammers
Theres only spam in the non 480 related stuff atm-looks lovely, so thankyou to the mods!
Previously....
Whitney - 95 N White celebration No.449/480 now with Ladyforatey
Lula - 94 M Volvo 480GT Sold on...
Daphne - 95 M volvo 440si 1.8 73,000K (sold :()
Whitney - 95 N White celebration No.449/480 now with Ladyforatey
Lula - 94 M Volvo 480GT Sold on...
Daphne - 95 M volvo 440si 1.8 73,000K (sold :()
Re: Spammers
Check the member list for date joined. All recent members with zero post count and explicite websites can be banned. That will prevent a posting.
after over 10 years parted with the 1995 Volvo 480 ES 2.0
- Captain Slow
- 480 Expert
- Posts: 686
- Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:13 pm
- Location: St Andrews
Re: Spammers
Oremarawia or whatever its called has 28 posts....I often see that these spammers do 28 posts then bugger off? Any reason why?!
Previously....
Whitney - 95 N White celebration No.449/480 now with Ladyforatey
Lula - 94 M Volvo 480GT Sold on...
Daphne - 95 M volvo 440si 1.8 73,000K (sold :()
Whitney - 95 N White celebration No.449/480 now with Ladyforatey
Lula - 94 M Volvo 480GT Sold on...
Daphne - 95 M volvo 440si 1.8 73,000K (sold :()
Re: Spammers
These postings are done automated. They probably come from the same source. The reason for forum spam is to increase the number of hits and rank higher in search machines.
after over 10 years parted with the 1995 Volvo 480 ES 2.0
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- Knows where Volvo is from
- Posts: 125
- Joined: Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:34 am
- Location: Maidstone, Kent
Re: Spammers
Spammers are hard to fight off, if its any consolation, any and all forums have a dose at some stage.
the problem arises when a site is high on googles rankings for a search item that may be common. Then they post links on that site to try and generate traffic from the high rating site INTO their site.
The annoying thing is the more click-throughs they get, the higher the ranking goes on Google........its a self perpetuating problem.
I have a computer repair website, and they managed to find that my News items could be commented on !!! I found loads of spam for....Watches of all things!! Only way I could stop it was to disable the comments on the news items completely.
My mate runs an IT company that does paid and free websites they were operating for about a year then they suddenly they got seriously spammed. Their ratings shot through the roof on the searches for free websites, but it almost crashed their servers!
the problem is striking the balance between making it accessible for people but awkward enough for the spammers.
the problem arises when a site is high on googles rankings for a search item that may be common. Then they post links on that site to try and generate traffic from the high rating site INTO their site.
The annoying thing is the more click-throughs they get, the higher the ranking goes on Google........its a self perpetuating problem.
I have a computer repair website, and they managed to find that my News items could be commented on !!! I found loads of spam for....Watches of all things!! Only way I could stop it was to disable the comments on the news items completely.
My mate runs an IT company that does paid and free websites they were operating for about a year then they suddenly they got seriously spammed. Their ratings shot through the roof on the searches for free websites, but it almost crashed their servers!
the problem is striking the balance between making it accessible for people but awkward enough for the spammers.
Cars: Bond Bug 700ES, Reliant Scimitar GTE SE5A,Vauxhall Carlton CDX 2.6, Nissan 200 SX , MG-ZR, Rover 25 , Volvo V40 1.9TD, 480 Turbo..POPPY- to be released back into the wild, Volvo V70 D5 (ExWife nicked it, gave it back broken,I fixed it temp, flogged it to WeByAnyCr before it broke again :). Hyundai Elantra 2.0 CDX ( Strangest car ever).
Now have a full OBD software so although the 480's didnt have it - any members need a cars Engine Management Light reset post 1999 get in touch :)
Now have a full OBD software so although the 480's didnt have it - any members need a cars Engine Management Light reset post 1999 get in touch :)
Re: Spammers
It is possible to get rid of the spam but it takes a little work. I'm a moderator at a forum that would be spammed about as bad as this. For a start, all spamposts would be removed asap. The poster be banned. Like I suggested above, I went through the members list and banned all zero post count members with suspicious nicknames and/or websites. After cleaning everyday I wiped all new suspicious members.
The admins also work on prevention and installed several tools to prevent spamming.
We're almost spamfree now, very rarely we find something. But it takes a little of work.
The admins also work on prevention and installed several tools to prevent spamming.
We're almost spamfree now, very rarely we find something. But it takes a little of work.
after over 10 years parted with the 1995 Volvo 480 ES 2.0
- Big Brother
- Moderator
- Posts: 5128
- Joined: Sun Sep 26, 2004 6:51 pm
- Location: North Wales
Re: Spammers
deleting 50+ a day since last week, its getting quite bad now....dont know how long I can keep this up, lets hope there's a solution soon
Volvo 480 Celebration 466 Dark Grey Metallic (PUS)
previously
Volvo 480 2 ltr Paris Blue
Volvo 480 2 ltr Peacock Green
Volvo 480 1.7 White
Volvo 760 GLE Saloon 2.8 V6 Blue
previously
Volvo 480 2 ltr Paris Blue
Volvo 480 2 ltr Peacock Green
Volvo 480 1.7 White
Volvo 760 GLE Saloon 2.8 V6 Blue
- glasgowjim
- 480 Is my middle name
- Posts: 4830
- Joined: Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:28 pm
- Location: GLASGOW SCOTLAND
Re: Spammers
defo getting a lot worse and the porn pic posts are returning would make you sick!
must get some form of protection soon.
must get some form of protection soon.
Re: Spammers
Adblock? I see no pictures
Thanks for your hard work, Glasgowjim!
Thanks for your hard work, Glasgowjim!
after over 10 years parted with the 1995 Volvo 480 ES 2.0
Re: Spammers
well at least i can see the spammers are posting in the right section of the forum - non 480 related!
Toys:-
2001 Ford focus (not as much fun as my volvo was!)
94 440 turbo auto (Sent to the main dealer in the sky )
92 Suzuki gn250 (Still in rebuild)
2001 Ford focus (not as much fun as my volvo was!)
94 440 turbo auto (Sent to the main dealer in the sky )
92 Suzuki gn250 (Still in rebuild)
Re: Spammers
that was a mammoth session of over 170 spams deleted
Volvo 480 Celebration 466 Dark Grey Metallic (PUS)
previously
Volvo 480 2 ltr Paris Blue
Volvo 480 2 ltr Peacock Green
Volvo 480 1.7 White
Volvo 760 GLE Saloon 2.8 V6 Blue
previously
Volvo 480 2 ltr Paris Blue
Volvo 480 2 ltr Peacock Green
Volvo 480 1.7 White
Volvo 760 GLE Saloon 2.8 V6 Blue
- Big Brother
- Moderator
- Posts: 5128
- Joined: Sun Sep 26, 2004 6:51 pm
- Location: North Wales
- glasgowjim
- 480 Is my middle name
- Posts: 4830
- Joined: Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:28 pm
- Location: GLASGOW SCOTLAND
Re: Spammers
Just found myself online with 5 spammers
5 spammers , versus 1 mod no contest only 1 winner and 1 result
5 spammers , versus 1 mod no contest only 1 winner and 1 result