Cassius McGowan Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Could some admin delete and ban the dumbass that's spamming the forum. Thanks in advance. ?? Marco Tecno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted March 8, 2017 Super Members Share Posted March 8, 2017 My eye was particularly taken by his post about promising to cure relationship problems using black magic. On the basis of that, I've ordered an Ursa Mini Pro. I'll keep you posted on whether it does indeed stop the missus nagging me about doing more around the house. Jaime Valles, mercer, Orangenz and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I have deleted and blocked 4 spammers in the last 2 days ! They do seem to be trying it on ! Shield3, Timotheus, tupp and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 My favourite was this one about a powerful blackmagic mantra to kill a person. Inazuma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted March 8, 2017 Super Members Share Posted March 8, 2017 43 minutes ago, Nikkor said: My favourite was this one about a powerful blackmagic mantra to kill a person. If it's anything like other blackmagic products the person will have died of natural causes by the time it's delivered Inazuma, Wulf, Kisaha and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweak Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 1 hour ago, BTM_Pix said: If it's anything like other blackmagic products the person will have died of natural causes by the time it's delivered Original joke . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Cinema5D is sending some bad juju. Cassius McGowan, Juxx989 and webrunner5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzynormal Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 8 hours ago, BTM_Pix said: I'll keep you posted on whether it does indeed stop the missus nagging me about doing more around the house. My guess is: Not a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 just banned another spammer - I think these might be from a bot as they are now everyday posting the same stuff ....We had this about 3 years ago a similar thing . and 5 mins later - just banned another one ! we are under spam attack this week ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Andrew probably stopped paying the Invision Mafia and they are sending Bots to make him update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taranis Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Updating is usually a good idea, these forum engines are hacked from time-to-time. And when it comes to updating, he should also update the domain name he uses for email notifications, he uses a non-existent one, most servers won't accept the emails sent from this forum. I posted a topic about this, even sent a PM, nothing happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil A Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 That has nothing to do with "hacking". It's just a bot registering new users and posting rubbish. Maybe the register form needs a good captcha function or the new registrations should need manual approval by a moderator before being able to post for a while? Davey and Jaime Valles 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 37 minutes ago, Phil A said: That has nothing to do with "hacking". It's just a bot registering new users and posting rubbish. Maybe the register form needs a good captcha function or the new registrations should need manual approval by a moderator before being able to post for a while? Yeah Phil, we're requiring approval now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taranis Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 36 minutes ago, Phil A said: That has nothing to do with "hacking". It's just a bot registering new users and posting rubbish. Maybe the register form needs a good captcha function or the new registrations should need manual approval by a moderator before being able to post for a while? Yeah, I was not talking about this specific case, but the problems with widely used forum engines in general. They are always potential targets for hackers, so it's always a good idea to stay updated. This case is most likely a bot registering users just like you said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Del Real Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Dang, still at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samin Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Wow, so much spam, it takes 3-4 pages to reach to "real" recent posts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Day 3 of massive spam attacks .....I've just banned 6 spam accounts that filled the forum with 100s of posts today . Andrew we need to alter the new members procedure as all these spammers are joining then instantly bot posting spam . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 From Austria with love. Andrew Reid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arikhan Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 @andy lee + @Andrew Reid There are TWO very good possibilities to prevent this kind of spam (depending on spam prevention features of your forum CMS): Use a math application (2+2 = ?) or a Q&A (Question and Answer eg: What's the name of the manufacturer of the 5D m3? ...Canon...) for new registration and/or posting - even modern spam bots CAN NOT resolve Q&A which are regurarly changed). Consider that Captcha solutions are very week nowadays, you can buy automatic Captcha and DeCaptcha resolver/breaker for pennies.... Don't allow the first post of a new user without admin release (after checking first post of a new user, this one can publish without check) At the end of the day, it depends on the technical (spam prevention) skills of your Forum CMS. As said, a Math or Q&A AddOn would be ideal to prevent automatic spam... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted March 10, 2017 Administrators Share Posted March 10, 2017 On 09/03/2017 at 0:13 PM, Taranis said: Updating is usually a good idea, these forum engines are hacked from time-to-time. And when it comes to updating, he should also update the domain name he uses for email notifications, he uses a non-existent one, most servers won't accept the emails sent from this forum. I posted a topic about this, even sent a PM, nothing happened. Nothing was hacked. I went through the list of spambots registered since 6th March when the wave started (around 40-50 accounts were registered) and banned them all. They can't post any more content but if you receive any PMs from spambots which I obviously cannot see on my side, let me know so I can ban them as a few may still be lingering. Forum software is already up to date. The domain name for notifications - what are you seeing exactly? It should be andrew@eoshd.com 2 hours ago, Arikhan said: @andy lee + @Andrew Reid There are TWO very good possibilities to prevent this kind of spam (depending on spam prevention features of your forum CMS): Use a math application (2+2 = ?) or a Q&A (Question and Answer eg: What's the name of the manufacturer of the 5D m3? ...Canon...) for new registration and/or posting - even modern spam bots CAN NOT resolve Q&A which are regurarly changed). Consider that Captcha solutions are very week nowadays, you can buy automatic Captcha and DeCaptcha resolver/breaker for pennies.... The Q&A is already there for new user registrations. Also Recaptcha is enabled. The bots don't get through very often... we've only had 4 or 5 spam attacks in the last 3 years and all completely resolved after 1-2 days. Thank you to Andy Lee and Jon for clearing up this one. 2 hours ago, Arikhan said: Don't allow the first post of a new user without admin release (after checking first post of a new user, this one can publish without check) This used to be enabled all the time but was relaxed to lessen the burden on mods and myself for approving new content and speeding up access to forum for eager new users. This had been disabled for almost a year without any trouble As we are now going through a wave of spam attacks it has been enabled again. I ALWAYS find the spam attacks coincide with me criticising another site. Someone is definitely putting me out there as a target. I just don't know who. 2 hours ago, Arikhan said: At the end of the day, it depends on the technical (spam prevention) skills of your Forum CMS. As said, a Math or Q&A AddOn would be ideal to prevent automatic spam... No problem on the forum software side and it is advanced enough with spam prevention features. You won't be seeing any more this month, or the next. Nikkor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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