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I believe we are being overrun by some kind of evil bots of some sort !
Every time I check in here , I see more and more of these h12jvk64vv accounts and yet none of em ever post anything . Why ? Sorry for the crappy cell phone shot , I'm a tech challenged old guy .. Last edited by init4fun; 03-05-2013 at 02:23 PM. |
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PrintScreen, then open MSPaint. Press CTRL + V, then Save as *.jpg or *.jepg.
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I have a program that all i do is press PRINT SCREEN and it saves the file already in the folder i specify (I have it set to save as PNG files as they seem to look the best)
HOVERSNAP: http://anonym.to/http://files01.tech...erSnap_v08.zip Last edited by Dude111; 03-16-2013 at 02:44 PM. |
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Thank You for the help guys ! I appreciate the info and will try to get some decent screenshots with your method .
Now , To anyone in charge who reads this ; I have been watching over the past several days since I first posted to this thread , and since March 5th when I posted , 375 new accounts have been created . NOT A ONE of them have posted anything !!!!! Every one of these new accounts have the same general properties , namely a weird string of numbers and letters that don't actually spell anything like a name or such . Now , I know what a Ham callsign looks like and know we have several users who use their Ham callsign as their screen name , but these aren't Ham callsigns . Something like "Wa2ise" IS a regular member who uses his Ham callsign . Got it . But what of the 375 new accounts ALL with names like the most recent " ui7p09q8t" ??? Is that , and the 374 others all with similar names , not worth looking into ? I realize that most sites see ANY new accounts as a sign of growth and will never revise their membership lists when spammers and bots are banned . I really hope that ISN"T the case here , and that someone looks into this recent invasion of the no post letter/number accounts BEFORE something ugly happens to the site . |
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Here are the numbers, as of this post: Members List: 35,910 Forum Stats: 40,658 ID number of newest member: 77,131 For a long time, the banned users were deleted, but the history was lost. As we got smarter, we began retaining these names and IPs, as an extra level of security. This allowed us to match up brand new spammer IDs with proven spammer IP addresses, or proven spammer email accounts. Our filter got much finer, so fewer and fewer spammers manage to get through. The only thing new about this spammer "invasion" is that it is attacking VK. I've been dealing with these people over at AK for a while, as AK's traffic levels make it a much more attractive target. I guess VK is getting more traffic, because these guys don't waste their time on unproductive targets. As for your last sentence, above, I hope I'm misreading this, but I find it a bit unsettling. I'm not really sure where you are going with this, or what ugly something would happen to the site, but if you want to pm your concerns to me, I'll be happy to address them in more detail.
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Thank You for the answer . My fear of "something ugly" is based in the fact that I know very little about the real workings of the hacking world , and when I see something suspicious I always fear the worst . I was specifically worried about why all these new weird accounts were signing up but not posting anything , were they "lying in wait" for some certain time to unleash some stupid friggin virus so as to screw up our computers ? , that's the kinds of fears I had . With your response , I know someone IS looking into the weird number/letter accounts and now I know I can post without the worry of some lousy virus buggin my computer . I appreciate you taking the time to answer my question and have a great day .
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Virus? No, spammers are all about the money. They get paid to post advertising on websites, you know, like the Air Jordan shoes, and the pro audio gear, purses, generic drugs. All counterfeits or knock-offs, usually from China.
The sad thing is, they do this, and spam email inboxes, because some morons actually click on them, and supply traffic to these spammers. It is estimated that spam email has a 3% penetration rate in their markets. That means that 3 people out of 100 are brain-dead idiots who click on ads for stuff they don't need, can't afford, and won't work. Just for fun, they might also get their identity stolen. Yep, it's all about the money. We try to stay on top of things, but sometimes some slip through. That's where you come in. That "Report Post" button in your friend, and how you help us keep VK free from lowlife spammers. Oh, and the reason they have no posts on all these IDs? Your ever-vigilant admins, of whom I am but one, are on this, several times each day, banning them as they arrive. Thanks for the support, and be sure that you can hang out around here without worry.
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I wonder if they are attracted to us because we use the word China a lot, usually in the context of "Crap from" but nevertheless...
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Maybe we should be like on AK about Ebay, we can call it that "C" place
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Seems that we got a new round of spammers this morning. We're getting them as fast as we can.
Please stay vigilant, and hit the "report post" triangle in the upper right corner of any spam posts you see pop up, and we'll get em ASAP
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Would be easier if we didn't have to wait 240 seconds between reporting them.
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Nothing I can really do about that, unfortunately....it's the site's software.
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There are at least some legitimate registrations that are accidentally shot down, one of them was my first. I followed the instructions exactly and didn't use a weird-looking handle. My guess is that a lot of spammers were registering at the time and I got caught in the crossfire. No big deal, I'm here now. I just emailed before my second try for good measure.
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I just became a subscriber, how long before it shows by my avatar. Thanks!
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