Massive Amount Of Random Spam

[GH05T]

any idea why we are getting so many random spam posts, it seem to start with stupid reply posts now it seams %50 of the new topics and posts are spam bullshit.

im sure you are aware of it and its a pest problem so im not nagging but its getting worse at a rapid rate?

Edited September 28, 2013 by GH05T

[GTR-N1]

It seems to have happened over the past couple of days Glyn when most regulars are not posting > but the spammers are.

On a PC or a tablet, the links they're using are of course easy to side-step; but on a mobile....gr-r-r

[Duncan]

any idea why we are getting so many random spam posts, it seem to start with stupid reply posts now it seams P of the new topics and posts are spam bullshit.

im sure you are aware of it and its a pest problem so im not nagging but its getting worse at a rapid rate?

I'm not sure of the source (maybe other admins are), but we are all busy cleaning them up. Looks like someone's already done the cleanup this morning.

It's basically like a war out there....the forums let us do certain things to block spammers, and the spammers keep finding ways to get around them. These days I guess they are doing the registrations manually because the registration controls are pretty good. There are further controls we can implement but they start to affect real users so there is a balance to be struck.

Please keep reporting when you see them so nothing gets missed.

Terry....school holidays!

[L33SH]

Hey, just letting you know there's a whole pile of spam posts in the Health And Wellbeing - Build Threads section

[Duncan]

lol we have a health and fitness section?

anyway, they are all removed now.

[L33SH]

lol we have a health and fitness section?

anyway, they are all removed now.

Thank you

[GH05T]

where do they lead?

im not about to go clicking links but what are they pushing? just virus pages or pay by click adverts?

also thanks to the admin for keeping the floods of shit at bay.

[R31Nismoid]

Yep pretty much a big wave/attack at the moment (it always comes in sporadic hits). Just report the posts and we will get through them.