Looks like a spam outbreak

frost · 09-21-2013, 01:57 PM

I wasn't offended, I was sleeping late.
(after staying up late deleting spam)

frost · 09-21-2013, 02:51 PM

Got it

Chuck33079 · 09-23-2013, 07:36 AM

I've been out of town all weekend. It looks like things have gotten worse. It might be time for whatever nuclear option the mods have in their bag of tricks.

DIGItonium · 09-23-2013, 08:19 AM

They've gone from Chinese/Engrish to Spanish!

BTW, several years back the worst form of SPAM that popped up were random pr0n posts with explicit pictures in various innocent threads. Made this site too unsafe at work at some point >.<

As annoying as it sounds, maybe reset everyone's login status by requiring everyone to log back in with a captcha.

eastwest2300 · 09-23-2013, 12:09 PM

Dude, I thought I was the only one catching this sh1t, these guys are getting ridiculous.

Chuck33079 · 09-23-2013, 12:27 PM

Holy ****. They just keep getting worse and worse. This is unreal.

SouthArk370Z · 09-23-2013, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Dude, I thought I was the only one catching this sh1t, these guys are getting ridiculous.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Holy ****. They just keep getting worse and worse. This is unreal.

I'm beginning to believe that the system has been hacked. Someone mentioned (SQL?) injection earlier.

Or maybe they're just persistent little bastards.

eastwest2300 · 09-23-2013, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Holy ****. They just keep getting worse and worse. This is unreal.

duuude, I know bro, its getting crazy.

SouthArk370Z · 09-23-2013, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eastwest2300

duuude, I know bro, its getting crazy.

Poor Zbrah can't have time to be reading any important posts; he's been reporting like a mad man. Kudos to Zbrah.

Zbrah · 09-23-2013, 01:17 PM

On my morning break so it's all I can do!

Chuck33079 · 09-23-2013, 12:44 PM

Almost the entire New Posts page is spam. This is overwhelming. Fellow veterans of the Spam Wars, I think we're losing ground despite all of our efforts.

SouthArk370Z · 09-23-2013, 12:48 PM

OK. I'm getting tired of marking all this guy's posts. Can Admin/Mod just mass delete all his comments?

SouthArk370Z · 09-23-2013, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Almost the entire New Posts page is spam. This is overwhelming. Fellow veterans of the Spam Wars, I think we're losing ground despite all of our efforts.

My only regret is that I have but one Life to give for my forum. heehee

I certainly don't know what the answer is but somebody has to. If necessary, I'd be willing to chip in a few bucks to hire a security expert. Staff is doing a great job reacting but maybe it's time to be proactive. Just a thought.

dAvenue · 09-23-2013, 12:47 PM

Yeah, this is annoying. Must be an automated process doing this ****.

Chuck33079 · 09-23-2013, 12:49 PM

From what I was told, they only need one post reported from each spammer. They ban/delete posts at the account level, so all of the posts disappear when you get rid of the account. I've only been reporting one from each username so we don't completely overload the mods.

09-23-2013, 07:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	I've been out of town all weekend. It looks like things have gotten worse. It might be time for whatever nuclear option the mods have in their bag of tricks. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

09-23-2013, 08:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
DIGItonium A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,800 Drives: 09 Z34-TT 6MT Rep Power: 43	They've gone from Chinese/Engrish to Spanish! BTW, several years back the worst form of SPAM that popped up were random pr0n posts with explicit pictures in various innocent threads. Made this site too unsafe at work at some point >.< As annoying as it sounds, maybe reset everyone's login status by requiring everyone to log back in with a captcha. DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________

09-23-2013, 12:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,023 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684552	Dude, I thought I was the only one catching this sh1t, these guys are getting ridiculous. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

09-23-2013, 12:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	Holy ****. They just keep getting worse and worse. This is unreal. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

09-23-2013, 01:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Zbrah A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2013 Location: The370Z.com Posts: 4,956 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 5453	On my morning break so it's all I can do! SouthArk370Z likes this.

09-23-2013, 12:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	Almost the entire New Posts page is spam. This is overwhelming. Fellow veterans of the Spam Wars, I think we're losing ground despite all of our efforts. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

09-23-2013, 12:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	OK. I'm getting tired of marking all this guy's posts. Can Admin/Mod just mass delete all his comments? __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

09-23-2013, 12:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
dAvenue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: present Posts: 1,971 Drives: angry Rep Power: 49	Yeah, this is annoying. Must be an automated process doing this ****. __________________ Takeda \| Stillen \| Z1 \| Invidia \| Mishimoto \| CSF \| Megan Racing \| Koni \| Eibach \| SPC \| Forgestar \| Seibon

09-23-2013, 12:49 PM	#15 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	From what I was told, they only need one post reported from each spammer. They ban/delete posts at the account level, so all of the posts disappear when you get rid of the account. I've only been reporting one from each username so we don't completely overload the mods. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

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