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christina4499 · 10-10-2006, 04:30 PM

Hi there!

Your forum is wide open to automatic registrations and postings. Spammers can use it to spread their junk automatically, just like we did to send you this message.

Please read this article to learn how we did this and how to secure your forum against this pest:
http://www.beehave.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1400

This is a one-time posting by 'Projekt SpamBot' to help forum-admins to secure their software. This account will not be used again, you can delete it (and this post) if you wish.

Greetings,
pseudocode

PS: if you want to contact us, please follow the link and contribute to our discussion. Emails or PMs to this account will not be read.

dirtbikr6288 · 10-10-2006, 09:36 PM

Thanks...I guess... :?

pspwad · 10-10-2006, 09:56 PM

uhh yea.....that was weird

and that robot or whatever sent this out sounded gay when it said

Quote:

Originally Posted by christina4499

Hi there!

so yea....

Phean · 10-11-2006, 01:53 AM

this seems like an advertising skeem/excuse.

10-11-2006, 01:59 AM

its just an advertissment eith porn on the other end

oh wait thats bad :x . we better save ourselves.

dirtbikr6288 · 10-11-2006, 02:20 AM

Actually...I just clicked the link and the whole "Project SpamBot" seems pretty legit...look:

Quote:

Originally Posted by The creator of Project SpamBot

It's a rainy day and I don't have anything better to do, so I'll try a project to make phpBB-admins aware of how easy it is to register to their forums automatically (and post messages to their forums, let's see how far I'll get).

Why am I doing this?
I was running a phpBB-forum for quite some time and have been fighting spammer all along. My forum should be accessible as easy as possible and still provide maximum protection agaings automatic registrations (and automatic postings).
Even though my forum's URL was never advertised, after a short time the first spammers would arrive. The only "contact" to the net was my URL in my profile on phpbb.de.
I want to try how easy it is to get hold of URLs and use them for spam. At the same time I want to provide information on how to protect yourself against this pest most easily.
(My forum went offline some time ago, that's why I'm posting this here.)

lukekim91 · 10-11-2006, 09:56 PM

why would it be an advertisement-they're just helping admins out. there's absolutely no marketing incentive for them.

Tadger · 10-13-2006, 08:02 PM

No silly, these people want to spend hours of their lives helping complete strangers don't they?

[/sarcasm]

lukekim91 · 10-13-2006, 10:38 PM

10-10-2006, 04:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
christina4499 Hi! I'm new around here... Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1	You have been spammed Hi there! Your forum is wide open to automatic registrations and postings. Spammers can use it to spread their junk automatically, just like we did to send you this message. Please read this article to learn how we did this and how to secure your forum against this pest: http://www.beehave.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1400 This is a one-time posting by 'Projekt SpamBot' to help forum-admins to secure their software. This account will not be used again, you can delete it (and this post) if you wish. Greetings, pseudocode PS: if you want to contact us, please follow the link and contribute to our discussion. Emails or PMs to this account will not be read.

10-10-2006, 09:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
dirtbikr6288 PSP-Forum Demi-God Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey, US of A Posts: 2,341	Thanks...I guess... :? __________________

10-11-2006, 01:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
Phean Hi! I'm new around here... Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 7	this seems like an advertising skeem/excuse. __________________ ... PC is with G33KSQUAD...

10-11-2006, 09:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
lukekim91 PSP-Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: At the Beach Surfing Posts: 112	why would it be an advertisement-they're just helping admins out. there's absolutely no marketing incentive for them. __________________ VOTE FOR MY SHIRT AT WOOT PLEEEAASSEEE. JUST LOGIN AND VOTE.

10-13-2006, 08:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tadger PSP-Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK Posts: 47	No silly, these people want to spend hours of their lives helping complete strangers don't they? [/sarcasm] __________________ Black PSP - 512mb - NFS:MW, Ride Racer, Twisted Metal, Lord of the Rings Tactics, Star Wars B\'front II, Untold Legends 1 & 2, GTA:LCS, Monster Hunter Freedom - Spiderman2 UMD Video

10-11-2006, 01:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	its just an advertissment eith porn on the other end oh wait thats bad :x . we better save ourselves.

10-13-2006, 10:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
lukekim91 PSP-Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: At the Beach Surfing Posts: 112	lol __________________ VOTE FOR MY SHIRT AT WOOT PLEEEAASSEEE. JUST LOGIN AND VOTE.

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