Spammer "Miss Cookie" [Resolved]

**Danial** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 10:02 AM

16 threads with same content in Every forum, thats totally un-acceptable

**GusVenditto** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 10:08 AM

We're cleaning the garbage out.

thanks for reporting it.

**Danial** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 10:21 AM

Originally posted by GusVenditto
We're cleaning the garbage out.

thanks for reporting it.

Thanks Gus for the prompt action

Danial

**GusVenditto** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 10:29 AM

No problem.

These bots attack us every so often. They are annoying but the cleanup is pretty straightforward. Eventually they're realize their just wasting their time.

**Danial** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 10:36 AM

Originally posted by GusVenditto
No problem.

These bots attack us every so often.

Do you mean these posts were automated or just a term used for those spammers? If its the first then intersting, havent come accross it, may be image validation on longin would stop that

.

Danial

**GusVenditto** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 10:48 AM

I don't know the specifics of this one but it has all the characteristics of a bot.

The vB software login has moved to a graphic recognition checkpoint to help address the problem, but it simply means the bots need a human to register before turning on the script.

**Danial** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 10:55 AM

Originally posted by GusVenditto
I don't know the specifics of this one but it has all the characteristics of a bot.

The vB software login has moved to a graphic recognition checkpoint to help address the problem, but it simply means the bots need a human to register before turning on the script.

Thanks for the reply.

Looking at the time interval between each post might give some clue. Reason i am interested in this is i have written a forum in ASP, and knowing this will help me counter these bots.

True that they can use human to register and then use bot to post. Only way to stop this will be to forcing user to login every time they visit the site. I guess it would put off user and not fair to punish every user for few spammer. I will have to give it more thought .......

Thanks again for your insight...

Danial

**MartinLiss** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 11:19 AM

Originally posted by Danial
...Only way to stop this will be to forcing user to login every time they visit the site. I guess it would put off user and not fair to punish every user for few spammer. I will have to give it more thought .......

Thanks again for your insight...

Danial

It's hard/inconvenient to stop the first or even second attack from a person but we somethimes ban IP addresses and also report the activity to the provider of the IP address and to my knowledge that has always stopped any further activity.

And BTW, thanks, to the 6 or so of you who reported the posts.

**GusVenditto** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 11:21 AM

No one wants to use a forum that they have to register in every time.

the key to controlling these spambots is to give the moderator the abiilty to delete the account. it's not just spambots you have to worry about, but even if it was just one post that was offensive, you need the ability to remove it.

vBulletin also restricts the interval for each user between posts. If the goal of your spambot is to post your message, obviously you just pause your bot to get around it. All the pauses really do is make it unpleasant for an individual to do it.

**Danial** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by GusVenditto
No one wants to use a forum that they have to register in every time.

I was actually suggesting Login evertime (using image validation) user visit a site(not register everytime)

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I have noted down your comments and advice from you and Martin ..

Thanks again.

Danial

**mendhak** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 12:11 PM

Gus? Where've you been? You haven't posted since the creation of the human race.

Oh, and good work here. I never saw the other threads though. Had no idea she was spamming. But the question is, shouldn't an advertiser be spamming vbforums, instead of some religious fanatic? What I mean is, I don't think a religious fanatic would make a bot just for this purpose.

**crptcblade** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 12:22 PM

Fanatics are a crazy bunch. You never know what they will do next.

**manavo11** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 05:09 PM

Originally posted by crptcblade
You never know what they will do next.

Buy advertising space here at VBF?

**Danial** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 06:20 PM

Originally posted by manavo11
Buy advertising space here at VBF?

Well, dont give Jesus4u any ideas

**manavo11** · Feb 4th, 2004, 10:32 AM

Originally posted by Danial
Well, dont give Jesus4u any ideas

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