The spambot report thread
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Rwolf
A couple of very enthusiastic spambots, each made several posts (now deleted):
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13218
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13219
Both bots seem to have copied parts of some news(paper) article(s) to use as their post content, and inserted links in signature, profile and in some cases post text.
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13218
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13219
Both bots seem to have copied parts of some news(paper) article(s) to use as their post content, and inserted links in signature, profile and in some cases post text.
MrFlibble
The irony empire strikes back...a copy-paste bot registered as 'axton' posting suggestions of IP-banning spammers...in a ten year old thread.
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/search.ph ... thor=axton
The copy is the last paragraph from Dogbreath's post in the same thread, re-pasted as his own.
placeholder tag: Nawaz.
Status: Deleted post & user.
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/search.ph ... thor=axton
The copy is the last paragraph from Dogbreath's post in the same thread, re-pasted as his own.
placeholder tag: Nawaz.
Status: Deleted post & user.
Rwolf
Rwolf
Another registered spammer 'shervsoa' selling stuff.
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13223
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20767
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13223
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20767
Last edited by Rwolf on Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:09 am, edited 1 time in total.
Rwolf
Random poetry bot 'clarcks', can't make it's own random poetry, but needs to copy others.
(source from OP in same thread)
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13224
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... 988#124988
Status: Spam post deleted.
(source from OP in same thread)
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13224
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... 988#124988
Status: Spam post deleted.
Rwolf
copy-paste registered bot: 'reeclarck'
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13229
copy a part of user aderack's post, re-paste as his own in the same thread:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/search.ph ... =reeclarck
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13229
copy a part of user aderack's post, re-paste as his own in the same thread:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/search.ph ... =reeclarck
Rwolf
MrFlibble
Hmm...yes I almost reported that one, but I thought I'd give it a chance to prove itself human. Name & signature tag looks fishy, (esp. the name occurs in several spam posts outside of this forum) possible ad links could be placed invisibly in future editing of quoted links even...but would it create revenue? Maybe google-bots follow such things.
Rwolf
It is my understanding that every link a spambot makes is for SEO purposes, so yes, they're intended for crawlers.Rwolf wrote:possible ad links could be placed invisibly in future editing of quoted links even...but would it create revenue? Maybe google-bots follow such things.
I think we should just keep tabs on this post and if/when the links are edited in, delete it.
BTW, a couple of spam bots/posters got under the radar here in the past exactly the same way. The messages they posted were vaguely relevant and thus not deleted immediately. Sometime later when checking some old threads it would turn out that links appeared in such posts and profile signatures.
MrFlibble
- Cmaza
- Way too much free time
- Posts: 374
- Joined: Sun Jun 08, 2003 4:47 am
- Location: Perth, Western Australia
Can't remember if I've already asked this before or not (I did search up my old posts using the search feature but couldn't find anything along the lines of), but, are the spambots that end up posting here being reported to SFS? Could be worth doing, if this isn't already being done.
The look-up feature could also be useful to integrate here, if that isn't already being done, and if there isn't any objection to a bit of quick coding being done onto the registration page here.
The look-up feature could also be useful to integrate here, if that isn't already being done, and if there isn't any objection to a bit of quick coding being done onto the registration page here.
Cmaza
Rwolf
Registered spammer (post with link deleted):
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13235
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13235
MrFlibble
Suspicious:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13236
Link in signature but something game-related?
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13236
Link in signature but something game-related?
MrFlibble
A previously reported spam-bot 'lionhorest' spams again.
Last time the spam got deleted, but not the account.
Profile:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13192
Fresh spam:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20800
Previous report:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... 315#124315
Last time the spam got deleted, but not the account.
Profile:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13192
Fresh spam:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20800
Previous report:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... 315#124315
Rwolf
- CPT Worm
- <font color=gold>American Hero</font>
- Posts: 1383
- Joined: Tue May 25, 2004 12:04 pm
- Location: Shiloh, IL
- Contact:
I took care of it, MOTHER. GAWDRwolf wrote:A previously reported spam-bot 'lionhorest' spams again.
Last time the spam got deleted, but not the account.
Profile:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13192
Fresh spam:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20800
Previous report:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... 315#124315

Sustinendum Victoriam!
CPT Worm
<img src="http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/ori ... kinner.png" width="300px">CPT Worm wrote:I took care of it, MOTHER. GAWDRwolf wrote:A previously reported spam-bot 'lionhorest' spams again.
Last time the spam got deleted, but not the account.
Profile:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13192
Fresh spam:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20800
Previous report:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... 315#124315
wardrich
http://sarasotadetail.com/gallery2/d/8456-1/orly.gif
(Spam gone, still see the 'lionhorest' account, with links.)
edit: maybe you want to keep it as a trained pet spammer, and just divert all it's postings to /dev/null?
(Spam gone, still see the 'lionhorest' account, with links.)
edit: maybe you want to keep it as a trained pet spammer, and just divert all it's postings to /dev/null?
Rwolf
Registered copy-paste spam bot 'wwqmicky' regurgitated a random sentence.
profile:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13242
copy from Chilly Willy's post:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... 827#123827
paste here:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... 279#125279
I think the tagline 'raza' has appeared here before too, don't recognize the name though.
profile:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/profile.p ... le&u=13242
copy from Chilly Willy's post:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... 827#123827
paste here:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... 279#125279
I think the tagline 'raza' has appeared here before too, don't recognize the name though.
Rwolf
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