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SPAM Problem on the Board

Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 2:02 pm
by Forceflow
Hi everybody.

It appears the anti-SPAMBot function of phpBB has been cracked :( I noticed a lof of new user being registered in the last month and the number of undeliverable eMails to my private Account went skyrocketing. While I was able to fix the problem I am afraid I was not quick enough. I just got wind of a mass private message sent from one of the SPAMBots that got through. I did delete the user and this should have deleted the private message for everybody who did not yet read it.

Just a general Information, I nor any other Forum Admin or Mod will ever send out a mass private message through the Forum without also posting it on the main page!

Of course we will also never ask for your password or ask you to reauthorize yourself. (If that should occur the message will always be from the board itself, not from a user!)

Should you get any more unwanted messages please let me and the staff know immediately so I can take care of the offender!

And now happy posting!

Re: SPAM Problem on the Board

Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 3:59 pm
by Dragon
As we're talking about bots, why some usernames possess this attachment? -> [Bot]
And if they are bots, why they aren't deleted?
Just curious.

Re: SPAM Problem on the Board

Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 7:03 pm
by Forceflow
Well, those are 'certified' bots ;) They are being used by search engines to index the forum. They behave in a specific way and thus can be easily identified and allowed. This way the admin can determine what pages may be indexed and what pages are forbidden. That's why those bots are allowed.

Re: SPAM Problem on the Board

Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 8:51 pm
by Bunita Ronin
Forceflow wrote:Hi everybody.

It appears the anti-SPAMBot function of phpBB has been cracked :( I noticed a lof of new user being registered in the last month and the number of undeliverable eMails to my private Account went skyrocketing. While I was able to fix the problem I am afraid I was not quick enough. I just got wind of a mass private message sent from one of the SPAMBots that got through. I did delete the user and this should have deleted the private message for everybody who did not yet read it.

Just a general Information, I nor any other Forum Admin or Mod will ever send out a mass private message through the Forum without also posting it on the main page!

Of course we will also never ask for your password or ask you to reauthorize yourself. (If that should occur the message will always be from the board itself, not from a user!)

Should you get any more unwanted messages please let me and the staff know immediately so I can take care of the offender!

And now happy posting!
Thanks so much for posting this... I got the email about the message and was rather confused about what happened, though I suspected spam ... :P

Re: SPAM Problem on the Board

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:18 am
by Marcos_Edson
Holy cow, the forums have just been taken by the Porn Empire! :motz:

Re: SPAM Problem on the Board

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:21 am
by Atx
I said to myself that these boards needed a bit more action but maaannn this is not the kinda action I had in mind... :D