The spambot report thread

Rwolf · Post by **Rwolf** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 5:39 pm

Guest spam from 'Robertmat':
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20653

Status: Spam post deleted.

Rwolf · Post by **Rwolf** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 5:10 am

More spam for the spammers, now it's <stuff>:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20660

Courtesy of re-registered spammer 'lionhorest'
http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/c ... alypse-now

(This one peddled <stuff> a couple of weeks ago, at least someone using the same name) Just in case, let's not mention the keywords some spambots seem to have a particular liking for. ~MrFlibble

Status: Spam post deleted.

Rwolf · Post by **Rwolf** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 3:05 am

Guest spammer 'ot61p4a9ac' is alerting us to the dreadful spam state of 'ql61i4'.
They cannot describe their spamming situation in words anymore, and have resorted to encrypting all their messages into the included drivel, thus hoping to escape their local spam-police. I guess it says 'help, help, I'm melting!'

http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20673

Status: Spam post deleted

Post by **MrFlibble** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 5:04 am

Well, this is probably the most hilarious spambot fail:
https://twitter.com/renaudbedard/status ... 4775127040

Rwolf · Post by **Rwolf** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:44 am

Copy-paste bot registered as 'Raza01'

http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13196

Copy from Dossers post in this thread:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... t+function

Paste in this thread:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7406

Post by **CPT Worm** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:56 am

http://youtu.be/3ishbTwXf1g?t=3m19s

tienkhoanguyen · Post by **tienkhoanguyen** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:49 am

Jesus Christ, is number one!hehe

I used to watch a lot of Clint Eastwood movies back in the days.

However, for some reason I cannot remember too many.

I just remember Clint Eastwood for some reason.

Rwolf · Post by **Rwolf** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 11:31 am

Cross-posting copy-paste guest bot 'Floranc'.

Two postings in separate threads, both made within seconds of each other.
Each thread copying a post from one thread to paste in the other.

copy #1: from the first post (by unnamed guest) in thread A:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... +house+kid

paste #1: into thread B, as Floranc.
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... +house+kid

copy #2: from Iceswords 2:nd post in thread B:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... cannonball

paste #2: into thread A, as Floranc.
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... cannonball

Status: Both spam posts deleted.

Rwolf · Post by **Rwolf** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:13 am

Two more spambots registered:

'christinebelle'
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13199
necroing this thread with irrelevant links & info:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1283

'devin.nez'
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13198
new thread, selling stuff:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20688

Status: Spam posts deleted.

Rwolf · Post by **Rwolf** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:40 am

Suspected comment spammer registered as 'Sumer'.

http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13200

http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18245
Posting generic praise in a three year old dead thread looks fishy to me.

Status: Post deleted.

Rwolf · Post by **Rwolf** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 3:36 am

Hmm...lots (8) of junk posts today, no content in any of them, and all by unregistered guests.

Some limit to posting empty garbage could perhaps be in place?
(As well as spellchecks, if no words pass, it's probably junk)

Typical example:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20695

All eight are in 'get games to work' and 'find old games' forums.

Post by **Wally** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:24 am

Stabbed.

Rwolf · Post by **Rwolf** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 2:34 pm

Four more of the empty/dummy posts appeared, so far.
Same forums as before, plus in the 'Game, Hep Hints and Tips' forum.

I guess such posts are just intended to fill the forums with garbage, so...any competitors?

Post by **Wally** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:16 pm

Stabbed and banned.

tienkhoanguyen · Post by **tienkhoanguyen** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:44 am

I was wondering if it possible I could get moderator or admin access?hehe

After all I might not be coming back after seeing my psych guy.

He is probably not going to grill me and see me the criminal I am hehe

However just in case

Just wondering

I promise I will be good at removing those spam posts

However you might have to wait years hehe

Rwolf · Post by **Rwolf** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:48 am

Wouldn't that be a bit like having a goat as the gardener?

Post by **wardrich** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:19 pm

tienkhoanguyen wrote:I was wondering if it possible I could get moderator or admin access?hehe

Not gonna happen. Most (if not all) of the admins on here have been with the crew for at least 15 years. The mods are also well-standing users that have been with us for a few years now. The team consists of users who have shown that they are mature and competent and (mostly) post things that are relevant and benefit the conversations at-hand.

tienkhoanguyen · Post by **tienkhoanguyen** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:00 pm

Jesus Christ!hehe

Thank you Wardrich for the kind reply.

I guess I'm gonna have to be the king of programming Borland tools:
Borland C++ 2.0 and Borland Turbo Assembler 2.51

hehe

RetroDosGames · Post by **RetroDosGames** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:17 pm

CPT Worm wrote:http://youtu.be/3ishbTwXf1g?t=3m19s

Why is that post even here?

Rwolf · Post by **Rwolf** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:12 pm

Guest spam from 'sergantsochi', offering his services, at least in readable cyrillic form.
The service might have fit in the hardware section, but no spammers can read anyway.

http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20718

Status: Removed thread.

DOS Games Discussion

The spambot report thread

God, Jesus Christ, is number one!hehe

Just wondering

Re: Just wondering

God, Jesus Christ, is number one!hehe