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Title: Spam on Fornits
Post by: Anonymous on August 11, 2007, 12:05:53 PM
What is with all the spam on the TTI?
Title: Spam on Fornits
Post by: Ursus on August 11, 2007, 01:05:08 PM
I want to say Sue Scheff, but I sure that the Captcha/guest access codes just need to be tweaked a bit.
Title: Spam on Fornits
Post by: webdiva on August 12, 2007, 04:31:54 AM
Quote
I want to say Sue Scheff, but I sure that the Captcha guest access codes just need to be tweaked a bit.


Nope they arent spam bots they are HUMAN.. the code is doing its job. just obviousy a handful of people attemping to annoy. fuck em.
Title: Spam on Fornits
Post by: Froderik on August 12, 2007, 09:45:34 AM
Quote from: ""webdiva""
attemping to annoy.

I think they're just sales-people (but yes they're annoying and should be gotten rid of).
Title: Spam on Fornits
Post by: webdiva on August 12, 2007, 09:51:55 PM
Quote from: ""Froderik""
Quote from: ""webdiva""
attemping to annoy.
I think they're just sales-people (but yes they're annoying and should be gotten rid of).


well yea tru they are actually linking to sites that sell medication you have a point BUT its interesting that it has picked up although fornits got some PRESS so why wouldnt an adverstiser  take advantage of the fact if htey know fornits is suddenly going to have their traffic increase. so yea i think you're on to something my boy! Please do go find out more! And report back! LOL anyway yes agreed.  Annyoing without attempting.
Title: Spam on Fornits
Post by: webdiva on August 12, 2007, 09:54:04 PM
Quote from: ""Froderik""
Quote from: ""webdiva""
attemping to annoy.
I think they're just sales-people (but yes they're annoying and should be gotten rid of).


oh and by saying fuck em i meant fuck the posters im deleting them as i see them cowboy that's a given.   :wink:   :smokin:
Title: Spam on Fornits
Post by: webdiva on August 12, 2007, 10:09:16 PM
There is a possibility that this CAPTCHA has a glitch someone mentioned it was previously hacked.  Obiovusly if it were completely vulnerable we'd be getting even more spam.  But any spam is too much spam.  So ill look into another one.. I just dont want to install the last one if possible  it was hard for most people to decipher at times.
Title: Spam on Fornits
Post by: Anonymous on August 13, 2007, 01:44:17 AM
Crap... it is getting flooded with spam. Spammers are creating user names/profiles to deluge forums... What can you do?
Title: Spam on Fornits
Post by: webdiva on August 13, 2007, 01:49:46 AM
Quote from: ""Guest""
Crap... it is getting flooded with spam. Spammers are creating user names/profiles to deluge forums... What can you do?


no they arent they are guests who TYPE IN a user name. big difference
Title: Spam on Fornits
Post by: Froderik on August 13, 2007, 02:58:24 AM
No, there actually was one (lesbo, or something..lol) that was registered.
Title: Spam on Fornits
Post by: webdiva on August 13, 2007, 03:05:32 AM
Quote from: ""Froderik""
No, there actually was one (lesbo, or something..lol) that was registered.


two actually but those are human  lol yes i saw them i should have said 95% but i do think the non registering homos are Spam bots now not human hopefully it will be rectified tonight.

isnt it past your bedtime mr?  :rofl:  :rofl:  :rofl:
Title: Re: Spam on Fornits
Post by: Ursus on January 19, 2008, 10:20:04 AM
Quote from: "webdiva"
There is a possibility that this CAPTCHA has a glitch someone mentioned it was previously hacked.  Obiovusly if it were completely vulnerable we'd be getting even more spam.  But any spam is too much spam.  So ill look into another one.. I just dont want to install the last one if possible  it was hard for most people to decipher at times.

Of possible relevance:




Yahoo's CAPTCHA Security Reportedly Broken (http://http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205900620)

If a new software application posted to the Internet works, it could force Yahoo and other companies to spend yet more money to defend against spammers.

By Thomas Claburn
InformationWeek
January 17, 2008 06:00 PM

Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) may soon see a surge in spam coming from Yahoo Mail accounts.

"John Wane," who identifies himself as a Russian security researcher, has posted software that he claims can defeat the CAPTCHA system Yahoo uses to prevent automated registration of free Yahoo Mail accounts.

CAPTCHA stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. It's a technique that presents an image depicting distorted text that people, but not machines, can identify.

Large e-mail service providers like Google (NSDQ: GOOG), Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), and Yahoo present CAPTCHA images to users signing up for new accounts to make sure that there's a real person behind the registration information. These companies do so to discourage spammers from using automated methods to register thousands of free online accounts to send spam.

CAPTCHAs are also used to prevent spam in blogs and other online forums, automated ballot stuffing for online polls, and automated password guessing attacks.

"Few months ago, we received information that [a] Yahoo CAPTCHA recognition system exists in the wild with the recognition rate about 30%," Wane says in a blog post. "So we decided to conduct few experiments. We explored Yahoo CAPTCHA and designed a similar system with even better recognition rate (about 35%)."

Various automated methods exist to defeat CAPTCHA schemes but the CAPTCHAs used by Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo have remained difficult for computers to crack.

If the software works as advertised, and it's not clear that it does, it could force Yahoo and other companies to spend yet more money to defend against spammers.

"We are aware of attempts being made toward automated solutions for CAPTCHA images and continue to work on improvements as well as other defenses," a Yahoo spokesperson said in an e-mailed statement.

John Orbeton, strategic product manager for IronPort, said that if the software works, "it could be used for spam. It could be used for phishing. It depends on the motivation of the attacker." The claimed rate of success, 35%, he said, "could create a fairly significant number of e-mail accounts."

It is ironic, Orbeton added, that image-recognition technology, which is being used to defend against the current generation of image spam, should be used by spammers to create more spam.

Not that there's any shortage of the stuff. "In 2007 we saw spam volumes increase 100%," Orbeton said. "That comes out to around 20 spam messages per day for everyone on the planet, whether they have e-mail or not."
Title: Re: Spam on Fornits
Post by: The Fornits on January 22, 2008, 11:24:08 AM
Well, for the moment, only registered users ever see capcha. Silly, huh? We're waiting for a new mod for smf. Mean time, all I can do is lock down anon posting. How do you guys think it would work out if I just create a guest login with a public password. That way people can still post as guest, though you won't get the handy name and email address fields so you'll have to id yourself however you please in the body of the post. This would be a stop-gap measure in place only till we have a real solution.

GOD! but do I hate spammers!
Title: Re: Spam on Fornits
Post by: Ursus on January 23, 2008, 11:50:38 AM
Personally, I'm all for it.  There is just SO much spam coming in now...

I know Admins have been diligently at work removing it, but here is some that is less recent and appears to have been missed...

Note: this does not include this morning's deposits.



http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24993.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24993.0)
http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25008.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25008.0)

http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25002.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25002.0)
http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25006.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25006.0)

http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25011.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25011.0)
http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25012.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25012.0)

http://fornits.com/smf/http://www.forni ... 62#p306762 (http://fornits.com/smf/http://www.fornits.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=306762#p306762)
http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25004.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25004.0)

http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25005.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25005.0) (not sure)
http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25007.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25007.0)

http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25009.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25009.0)
http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25010.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25010.0)

http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25013.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25013.0)
http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25014.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25014.0)

http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25015.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25015.0)
http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25001.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25001.0)

http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24848.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24848.0)
http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24849.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24849.0)

http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24856.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24856.0)
http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24580.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24580.0) (duplicate thread, actually. Other version got the replies, this one did not.)
Title: Re: Spam on Fornits
Post by: Botched Programming on January 28, 2008, 05:23:30 PM
Quote from: "The Fornits"
Well, for the moment, only registered users ever see capcha. Silly, huh? We're waiting for a new mod for smf. Mean time, all I can do is lock down anon posting. How do you guys think it would work out if I just create a guest login with a public password. That way people can still post as guest, though you won't get the handy name and email address fields so you'll have to id yourself however you please in the body of the post. This would be a stop-gap measure in place only till we have a real solution.

GOD! but do I hate spammers!

If you do create a guest login, will that allow multiple guest to log in under the same user or will it allow multiple logins????
Title: Re: Spam on Fornits
Post by: Ursus on January 28, 2008, 06:36:02 PM
Quote from: "Botched Programming"
Quote from: "The Fornits"
Well, for the moment, only registered users ever see capcha. Silly, huh? We're waiting for a new mod for smf. Mean time, all I can do is lock down anon posting. How do you guys think it would work out if I just create a guest login with a public password. That way people can still post as guest, though you won't get the handy name and email address fields so you'll have to id yourself however you please in the body of the post. This would be a stop-gap measure in place only till we have a real solution.

GOD! but do I hate spammers!

If you do create a guest login, will that allow multiple guest to log in under the same user or will it allow multiple logins????

I think that was supposed to be a stopgap measure in lieu of a functional Captcha (since at first there wasn't one). However, since now there IS a functional Captcha in place, relying on the stopgap measure will probably not be necessary...
Title: Anally-Retentive Spam Sweeper
Post by: Ursus on January 29, 2008, 06:28:10 AM
Thanks for dealing with most of the previously posted spam list. However, there is still a fair amount of spam hanging around from that period of time before the Captcha was installed. In the spirit of assistance, here is an updated list.



http://fornits.com/smf/http://www.forni ... 62#p306762 (http://fornits.com/smf/http://www.fornits.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=306762#p306762)
http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25001.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25001.0)

http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24848.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24848.0)
http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24849.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24849.0)

http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24580.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24580.0) (duplicate thread, actually. Other version got the replies, this one did not.)
http://fornits.com/smf/http://www.forni ... 51#p306851 (http://fornits.com/smf/http://www.fornits.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=306851#p306851)

http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24935.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24935.0)
http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25090.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25090.0)

http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25068.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25068.0)
Title: Re: Anally-Retentive Spam Sweeper
Post by: Ursus on February 04, 2008, 10:08:58 PM
Quote from: "Ursus"
Thanks for dealing with most of the previously posted spam list. However, there is still a fair amount of spam hanging around from that period of time before the Captcha was installed. In the spirit of assistance, here is an updated list.



http://fornits.com/smf/http://www.forni ... 62#p306762 (http://fornits.com/smf/http://www.fornits.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=306762#p306762)
http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25001.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25001.0)

http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24848.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24848.0)
http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24849.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24849.0)

http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24580.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24580.0) (duplicate thread, actually. Other version got the replies, this one did not.)
http://fornits.com/smf/http://www.forni ... 51#p306851 (http://fornits.com/smf/http://www.fornits.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=306851#p306851)

http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24935.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=24935.0)
http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25090.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25090.0)

http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25068.0 (http://fornits.com/smf/index.php?topic=25068.0)


Okay, I did all the dirty work for you. I went and collected all the links, and posted them in a handy dandy list so all you have to do is run through it and do your thing...

It has been six days.

With the sole exception of the duplicate post, duly noted in case there is an issue with that, these are all spam-bot inserts that do not need to be here.

Thank you.
Title: Re: Spam on Fornits
Post by: Che Gookin on February 05, 2008, 03:48:25 AM
Take it easy on the big guy.. Fighting cults is hard work and takes up alot of his time.
Title: Re: Spam on Fornits
Post by: Anonymous on February 05, 2008, 09:11:30 AM
Quote from: "Che Gookin"
Take it easy on the big guy.. Fighting cults is hard work and takes up alot of his time.

fighting with you takes up alot of his time too..
Title: Re: Spam on Fornits
Post by: Ursus on February 05, 2008, 10:23:31 AM
My apologies if my previous post seemed overly pissy. It was not meant to be taken personally by any one person.

I do feel that adjustment issues consequent to such a major move (to SMF) would best be handled by a greater shoulder spread than that feasible by someone operating more-or-less solo. It is simply too much for any one person to handle for long, without experiencing burnout.

I am more than willing to help out, and try to do so as I perceive the need. However, given that I am but a mere plebe here, some communications would be greatly appreciated, and would hopefully go a long way towards making this a smoother transition for many of us.
Title: Re: Spam on Fornits
Post by: Ursus on February 05, 2008, 10:50:06 AM
Hey, and THANKS!!! to whoever just took care of the Spam List!!! I much appreciate your taking care of Binnis!!   :D  :D  :D
Title: Re: Spam on Fornits
Post by: psy on February 05, 2008, 11:13:33 AM
Quote from: "Ursus"
Hey, and THANKS!!! to whoever just took care of the Spam List!!! I much appreciate your taking care of Binnis!!   :D  :D  :D
Welcome.  Thanks for spotting em...