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Title: Ezine Spammers - Something has to be done
Post by: Endshiftresign! on December 04, 2010, 06:22:48 AM

andami na nila eh...di na nakakatuwa...   :x

i happen to rewrite ezine-type articles as a raket (yes, i understand i am biting the hand that feeds me in a way) and i know how these spam machines make their money...they stuff up a 300 to 500 word article with keywords then post the article on numerous bulletin boards, or create soulless blogsites, all with one thing in mind...search engine spamming.

di ba pwedeng i-IP ban yung mga spammers na yan?  the latest spam attack is seemingly geared towards athletic shoes, particularly nike...

Title: SPAM
Post by: siore on December 08, 2010, 03:04:58 PM

Clicking the 'report to moderator' button... Does it help reduce spambots/spam threads?  I think I'm over-eager at times, but they're definitely all over the place.

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: KitC on December 08, 2010, 03:57:49 PM

We do our own checks and remove most of them, but some do get through. Notify the moderators or even me if you do see one.

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: siore on December 08, 2010, 03:59:41 PM

I see.  Glad to know the mods are always on the lookout.  I'll be sure to report every single one I see.  Thanks!  :-)!

Title: Re: Ezine Spammers - Something has to be done
Post by: royc on December 14, 2010, 07:32:33 AM

madaming ip ang shared among several users. banning an ip is not a solution.

Title: Re: Ezine Spammers - Something has to be done
Post by: Endshiftresign! on December 15, 2010, 01:40:00 AM

Quote from: royc on December 14, 2010, 07:32:33 AM

madaming ip ang shared among several users. banning an ip is not a solution.

hmmmm...sa bagay.  they may be doing their dirty work in a net cafe (that is, kung taga-pilipinas sila) and there may be other philmusic users who frequent that cafe na madadamay kung ma-IP ban.

i guess we'll just have to grin and bear it when it comes to the keyword/ezine spam.  sana lang madelete kaagad para hindi sayang sa bandwidth...

Title: Re: Ezine Spammers - Something has to be done
Post by: siore on December 15, 2010, 11:12:53 AM

Just be vigilant bro.  Help natin yung mga mods by clicking the 'report to moderator' button whenever spam gets through.  :-)  And also to ignore them by not replying to those threads, kung matitiis!  :-D

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: ARTificial on December 18, 2010, 01:48:57 AM

Andami kong nakikita these days na post na related sa porn yung title. :| iisang user lang lahat, kalat-kalat sa mga room.

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: KitC on December 18, 2010, 03:52:11 PM

Quote from: ARTificial on December 18, 2010, 01:48:57 AM

Andami kong nakikita these days na post na related sa porn yung title. :| iisang user lang lahat, kalat-kalat sa mga room.

We do remove them but these spammers are getting more devious everyday.

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: qroon on December 18, 2010, 09:01:43 PM

And apart from the spammers/scammers, there are astroturfers. They are bordering to being spammers. Posting for their "favorite band" in multiple sub-forums.

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: KitC on December 20, 2010, 08:45:27 AM

Quote from: qroon on December 18, 2010, 09:01:43 PM

And apart from the spammers/scammers, there are astroturfers. They are bordering to being spammers. Posting for their "favorite band" in multiple sub-forums.

These are harder to detect but just let us know and we'll merge all their 'extraneous' posts.

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: raybrig on December 21, 2010, 11:04:51 AM

I'll join, sige sali ako sa spam hunting  :-)

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: ARTificial on December 21, 2010, 10:54:17 PM

http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,215435.0/topicseen.html (http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,215435.0/topicseen.html)

http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,215434.0/topicseen.html (http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,215434.0/topicseen.html)

http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,215433.0/topicseen.html (http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,215433.0/topicseen.html)

http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,215428.0/topicseen.html (http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,215428.0/topicseen.html)

http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,215430.0/topicseen.html (http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,215430.0/topicseen.html)

Tsk. :|

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: mysmileyface on December 22, 2010, 12:47:14 AM

bakit ba may mga ganito? kumikita ba sila dito? :D

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: KitC on December 24, 2010, 09:27:57 AM

Quote from: mysmileyface on December 22, 2010, 12:47:14 AM

bakit ba may mga ganito? kumikita ba sila dito? :D

Yes.

@ARTificial - we are on top of most of these on a daily basis, but a few do get through. If you see one that has been up for more than a few days, then let us know here.

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: ARTificial on December 24, 2010, 09:24:23 PM

Quote from: KitC on December 24, 2010, 09:27:57 AM

Yes.

@ARTificial - we are on top of most of these on a daily basis, but a few do get through. If you see one that has been up for more than a few days, then let us know here.

Okay Sir. No Problem :wink:

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: xelalien on December 25, 2010, 09:47:01 PM

suggestion lang mga mods, sana may "Captcha" yung registration form para iwas-spambots...

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: ARTificial on December 27, 2010, 09:36:06 AM

http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,216075.0/topicseen.html#msg2995530 (http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,216075.0/topicseen.html#msg2995530)

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http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,216091.msg2995590/boardseen.html#new
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http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,216103.0/topicseen.html#msg2995865 (http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,216103.0/topicseen.html#msg2995865)

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http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/board,181.0.html (http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/board,181.0.html)

*lol* Mukhang nag enjoy sya sa pag post dito
Here's Another Set Sir KitC..

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: Endshiftresign! on December 28, 2010, 08:01:00 AM

and to think i might be feeding these jerks with ezine/blog-type articles through my raket...   :-(

then again, i don't think so.  sobra namang keyword spam yung sa kanila...and i rewrite "wholesome" articles (no sarcasm or irony here) for a target audience of americans 40 and above, baby boomers included...

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: Endshiftresign! on June 17, 2011, 11:49:16 PM

up ko ulit dahil dumadami na naman ang mga spambot sa PM.  i'd say a good percentage (maybe 25%) of the new posts i'm seeing are from spambots.   :-(

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: KitC on June 18, 2011, 10:56:48 AM

My alterego has beaten me to it. Which is good since I'm unable to go online much for now. Just keep on reporting these and we'll get on it asap.

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: michiko.airashii on June 21, 2011, 08:43:12 AM

I get about 70 emails from report abuses and spams everyday. Sometimes, 3 or 4 users report the same spam. This is so tedious so bear with us.   

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: KitC on June 21, 2011, 09:25:33 AM

It would help us greatly if no one posts after a spam post. It can get very difficult for us to find these particular posts since they easily get hidden in the woodwork. If you spy one that the mods probably have missed, just PM the link to us or post it here. We normally act on these asap but we're only human... we do have sleeping hours.

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: Endshiftresign! on November 17, 2011, 08:27:46 AM

bumping this thread because they're back and worse than ever.   :x

Title: Re: SPAM
Post by: michiko.airashii on November 17, 2011, 08:30:30 AM

Thank you!

Please report all spams here: http://talk.philmusic.com/index.php?topic=238160.msg3398510#new