case studies

helitack · Post by **helitack** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:30 pm

Kinetic IV wrote:Bogus...I won't even begin to count the ways.

http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=14522

nevermind

Bin Noddin · Post by **Bin Noddin** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 7:00 pm

Porn from Mexico. How exotic.

http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... 054#274054

Bin Noddin · Post by **Bin Noddin** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:20 am

A shoe vendor

http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... 437#274437

Bin Noddin · Post by **Bin Noddin** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:49 am

Hmm, what do you think?
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... 474#274474

skibear · Post by **skibear** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:33 am

More Commerce crap -shoes for sale.

ALL POSTS by nikefly1
3 so far, all in the lost section of lost and found
This user should probably be tarred and feathered
and run off of eplaya

Post by **AntiM** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:06 am

Heh, done that once already.

Kinetic IV · Post by **Kinetic IV** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:26 pm

More prescription drug sales.
User: vcemprevet

http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=15270

emily sparkle · Post by **emily sparkle** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:33 pm

got it.

Kinetic IV · Post by **Kinetic IV** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:53 pm

Commerce / 1st time poster

http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=15334

Kinetic IV · Post by **Kinetic IV** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:37 am

Commerce / Russian spammer:
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=15359

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 12:52 pm

http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=15404

possible trojan dropper in website posted by user: bigeloww

his link is also in his profile

Apollonaris Zeus made a warning thread about clicking the link

This is quite a step worse than commerce promotion, trojans are very nasty and some can allow users to gain TOTAL control of a persons computer. Alot are used on IRC to pirate software without the victim ever knowing why their computer is running so slow.

This is a perfect example of why new users should be moderated for a short length of time. Even if its only for 10 posts it will keep spam and attacks down.

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:05 pm

List of new users with suspect links in profile promoting commerce and/or posts with commerce

Luise Fed www (commerce link in profile)

IamDJWhatever DJWhatever DJ?Whatever (3 accounts possibly same user)

co477 (commerce link in profile)

Vaakkii (commerce link in profile)

babberrr (commerce link in profile)

capeteritan (commerce link in profile)

viagra-42 (commerce link in profile)

I really hate these pill salespeople.. I wonder exactly how many 0 posters have signed up only to put a commerce link in their profile.

spectabillis · Post by **spectabillis** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:55 pm

thanks, emily has to step away for a moment so she will batch delete/block them when she returns.

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:34 pm

http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=15413
(commerce)

emily sparkle · Post by **emily sparkle** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:08 pm

Toolmaker wrote:List of new users with suspect links in profile promoting commerce and/or posts with commerce

Luise Fed www (commerce link in profile)

IamDJWhatever DJWhatever DJ?Whatever (3 accounts possibly same user)

co477 (commerce link in profile)

Vaakkii (commerce link in profile)

babberrr (commerce link in profile)

capeteritan (commerce link in profile)

viagra-42 (commerce link in profile)

I really hate these pill salespeople.. I wonder exactly how many 0 posters have signed up only to put a commerce link in their profile.

if i were a virgo, i might have kept track of how many, believe me there have been tons... about 30 just this week, even with the visual verify mods. thanks for pointing these out, most were gotten in the sweep i did today, but i did miss one you got, so it's always helpful to hear from folks on sock puppetting.

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:33 am

EvilDustBooger · Post by **EvilDustBooger** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:09 am

http://eplaya.burningman.org/profile.ph ... le&u=21549

Beware of Lithuanian online opiate dealers.

Kinetic IV · Post by **Kinetic IV** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:48 am

Self Explanitory:
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=15527

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:27 am

Naughty Post from the OIL PEOPLE!!!

http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=15550

emily sparkle · Post by **emily sparkle** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 7:38 am

Toolmaker wrote:http://eplaya.burningman.org/profile.ph ... le&u=21480
http://eplaya.burningman.org/profile.ph ... le&u=21479
http://eplaya.burningman.org/profile.ph ... le&u=21474
http://eplaya.burningman.org/profile.ph ... le&u=21473
http://eplaya.burningman.org/profile.ph ... le&u=21470
http://eplaya.burningman.org/profile.ph ... le&u=21459
http://eplaya.burningman.org/profile.ph ... le&u=21464
http://eplaya.burningman.org/profile.ph ... le&u=21463
http://eplaya.burningman.org/profile.ph ... le&u=21452
http://eplaya.burningman.org/profile.ph ... le&u=21423
http://eplaya.burningman.org/profile.ph ... le&u=21419
http://eplaya.burningman.org/profile.ph ... le&u=21462
http://eplaya.burningman.org/profile.ph ... le&u=21461

some accounts with dodgy urls and whatnot.. there are lots more around the 16th and 17th that signed up as well

thanks... very helpful. keep 'em coming!

Bin Noddin · Post by **Bin Noddin** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:20 am

worth a look-see
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... 789#282789
and another one
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... 793#282793

Bin Noddin · Post by **Bin Noddin** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:31 am

persistent bastards, aren't they?
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... 824#282824

Post by **AntiM** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 4:27 pm

Got it.

MikeVDS · Post by **MikeVDS** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:30 pm

Some of these sound interesting. Isn't there a way to make a post graveyard to move them to so we can laugh at them and maybe send a little hello message to the ones they are promoting? :) I always reply to spam. I figure if everyone did there wouldn't be a problem. :)

Bin Noddin · Post by **Bin Noddin** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:31 pm

why is this guy still allowed to post?
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... 891#282891

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:19 am

http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=15574

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:45 am

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:08 am

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:25 am

Greetings from the Nigerian Cell Phone People, the same who brought you the Former Defence Minister's Niece's bank account...

http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... 899#282899

emily sparkle · Post by **emily sparkle** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:05 am

Bin Noddin wrote:why is this guy still allowed to post?
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... 891#282891

i'm not sure why you think "this guy" has been "still allowed" to post. i don't recognize the user ID as one i've deleted before (though there have been so many, it's sure possible). additionally, the post you referenced was the only post made by that ID.

i have deleted the post, deleted the user and banned the poster's IP address. this is what we always do. it's all we can do. if a spammer comes and creates the same account name from a different IP, and posts more spam, we do the same thing again, banning the new IP.

if we're lucky, they register from an email address that's not a gmail or yahoo account so we can ban the email domain from registering users as well (as we have in this case.) but there so many ways for spammers to generate their own email addresses and cloak IPs, it's impossible to fully BAN someone from posting ever again. they have resources to do this forever, and we don't.

i understand your frustration. if it was someone's full-time paid job to monitor this board and keep things clean, i'm sure things would be different. but that's not how it is, so it's probably best to just report spammers (without a lot of negative editorial comments) as you see them and your volunteer squad of two moderators and one admin will take care of them as best we can. spammers are tricky and i'm guessing they'll always be one step ahead.

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