phil bottle 9,758 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 There's been a bit of an influx recently and just a quick thanks to those of you who've been reporting. It is appreciated and allows us the the chance to deal with them swiftly. Plus, I love deleting shit 😀 GazzaGarratt, Spacedeck, J4MES OX4D and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7094-spam-bots-etc-big-thanks/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 10,034 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 I've also reported this thread for no reason😎 Spacedeck, GazzaGarratt, phil bottle and 1 other 4 Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7094-spam-bots-etc-big-thanks/#findComment-119921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbers Crack 4,062 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Just reported another one Phil...go get 'em 😂 Spacedeck, GazzaGarratt, phil bottle and 1 other 1 1 2 Thanks to Capn_Underpants for the artwork Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7094-spam-bots-etc-big-thanks/#findComment-119926 Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 10,034 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Is it possible to disable guest posting? That seems to be the current issue. phil bottle 1 Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7094-spam-bots-etc-big-thanks/#findComment-119944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 11,049 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 44 minutes ago, J4MES OX4D said: Is it possible to disable guest posting? That seems to be the current issue. We can as its linked to the new feature Invision made available with our site. However, the concept is to help people interact and then register afterwards so was trying to let it slide for a while as the main issue may be more about how we stop bots via Captcha and other security settings. It is getting to that point though that the concept feels flawed in what they were trying to do. We can also likely set some rules up to hide stuff like this until we see a registration conversion. Leave it with us and I'll report back. J4MES OX4D and Plumbers Crack 2 Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7094-spam-bots-etc-big-thanks/#findComment-119949 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronic44 3,642 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 GGs all, keep rocking 👍 GazzaGarratt 1 Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7094-spam-bots-etc-big-thanks/#findComment-119950 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacedeck 920 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Why do these spam posts only ever target selected threads? Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7094-spam-bots-etc-big-thanks/#findComment-119982 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 11,049 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Spacedeck said: Why do these spam posts only ever target selected threads? It's a systematic routine a bot has found a way through. They achieved success so the bot answer is spam it until Kingdom come. For the time being I've disabled posting before registering. I'll send some feedback to the forum board provider. Plumbers Crack and phil bottle 2 Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7094-spam-bots-etc-big-thanks/#findComment-119987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddums 4,346 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 They chase keywords. Find keywords, post spam. It's to try and stay relevant. The thing is with bots is that when they're originally coded they can actually fly under the radar very well, in fact most do. They then get butchered by others who haven't a clue what they're doing and before you know it you have bots asking advertising tampons in a Mortal Kombat Fatality thread. tronic44 1 Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7094-spam-bots-etc-big-thanks/#findComment-120018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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