Does spam come in cycles?

crich70 · 11-06-2014, 01:50 AM

Do spammers come in streaks? Lately I've noticed an apparent upswing in the number of spam postings around here. Is it a moon phase thing or just that in winter people have more time to try to fill boards like MR with that junk?

pdurrant · 11-06-2014, 02:34 AM

Every so often some spammers find a way around the automated checks and go on a spamming spree.

cromag · 11-06-2014, 03:37 AM

And, of course, once a spammer gets in, he's not going to leave just one post!

74Cuda · 11-06-2014, 09:57 AM

We have a very smart mouse around here to takes care of spam.

pdurrant · 11-06-2014, 10:01 AM

With a lot of help from the other mods. HarryT, in particular, is very good at exterminating spam.

crich70 · 11-06-2014, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

With a lot of help from the other mods. HarryT, in particular, is very good at exterminating spam.

And members clicking on the '!' button to report it on occasion I'm sure. Even the mods need to rest now and then and spammers are always ready to sneak by.

TimW · 11-06-2014, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

With a lot of help from the other mods. HarryT, in particular, is very good at exterminating spam.

This site is arguably among the best (if not the best) at eradicating spam, I commend y'all for that. I've seen sites that are unmoderated and the majority of the posts are spam. I don't return to those sites. The latest spam attack took place in very late evening in the U.S. (which would have been very early morning in the UK) and there was likely few moderators online. That gave the "Russian Call Girl" spammers a bit longer to advertise their "services," I suspect. At any rate, I'd be wary of "Russian Call Girls." With my luck, I'd get an FSB hussy armed with a bumbershoot weaponized with polonium-210. Then I'd probably be imprisoned on a god-forsaken island populated with numbered nincompoops. (a la Patrick McGoohan)

crich70 · 11-06-2014, 01:58 PM

True enough TimW. It never stays long here. Whether the mods notice it or someone reports it to them it's gone very quickly.

pdurrant · 11-07-2014, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Every so often some spammers find a way around the automated checks and go on a spamming spree.

I've just heard - it seems that the captcha MobileRead was using for registrations got broken by some spammers, who proceeded to spam all over the web.

Steps have been taken to close down this hole.

crich70 · 11-07-2014, 04:43 AM

Ah. Progress marches on huh pdurrant. Someone is always coming up with new ways to make computers do things they aught not to and then someone has to work out a way to fix the hole that shouldn't have needed patching. Good to hear that it's been patched though.

rollei · 11-12-2014, 09:19 PM

Looks like they do, not just at the board but emails as well

wodin · 11-13-2014, 11:49 AM

Yup, it cycles between utterly obnoxious to completely unacceptable.

MJK2111 · 11-13-2014, 12:38 PM

Generally it comes in cans, but single slices can be found in foil packaging...

11-06-2014, 01:50 AM	#1
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Does spam come in cycles? Do spammers come in streaks? Lately I've noticed an apparent upswing in the number of spam postings around here. Is it a moon phase thing or just that in winter people have more time to try to fill boards like MR with that junk?

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pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,590 Karma: 315126578 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Every so often some spammers find a way around the automated checks and go on a spamming spree.

11-06-2014, 03:37 AM	#3
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 25,991 Karma: 459735575 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	And, of course, once a spammer gets in, he's not going to leave just one post!

11-06-2014, 09:57 AM	#4
74Cuda MaxPuppy Rules Posts: 31,418 Karma: 31670648 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NW Oregon Device: Kindle Fire 8.9 HDX Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, Acer A200	We have a very smart mouse around here to takes care of spam.

11-06-2014, 10:01 AM	#5
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,590 Karma: 315126578 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	With a lot of help from the other mods. HarryT, in particular, is very good at exterminating spam.

11-06-2014, 01:58 PM	#8
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	True enough TimW. It never stays long here. Whether the mods notice it or someone reports it to them it's gone very quickly.

11-07-2014, 04:43 AM	#10
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Ah. Progress marches on huh pdurrant. Someone is always coming up with new ways to make computers do things they aught not to and then someone has to work out a way to fix the hole that shouldn't have needed patching. Good to hear that it's been patched though.

11-12-2014, 09:19 PM	#11
rollei Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 1000210 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Kobo	Looks like they do, not just at the board but emails as well

11-13-2014, 11:49 AM	#12
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	Yup, it cycles between utterly obnoxious to completely unacceptable.

11-13-2014, 12:38 PM	#13
MJK2111 FUBAR! Posts: 1,946 Karma: 15018767 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Woodstock, IL Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 S	Generally it comes in cans, but single slices can be found in foil packaging...

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