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black_hawk_sam:
what does it mean to be a bot on a forum site?

Paynesgrey:
A bot's a program that scans the net for forums with the same basic registration procedure, fills in the blanks, automatically responds to the verification email... and then has a spam link to a larger, healthier you-know-what as a signature line, or a marketting link as it's homepage in it's profile.  Sophisticated ones can also do some random, basic posts.  You know those emails you get from Candy, where she says she just moved into the area and was looking at your profile and you sound cool, come to my website and we'll chat?  Those are the products of a similar type of bot.

Sometimes an actual human user will set up the account, make a couple normal posts, then set the bot to make periodic posts containing spam links.  The profile will again have their homepage as being a link to acacia berries or low interest rates, etc.  Once it's set up, the human then moves on and just leaves the dummy account with it's advert links just sititng there, hoping people will browse it and click the bot's homepage and thus go to the pay-per-click sites the bot was set up to lead people to.  Really dedicated bot setters will actually make a half dozen posts to give the impression the bot is a real human who usually just lurks.

Priscellie:

--- Quote from: Orbweaver on May 14, 2011, 03:32:30 PM ---A few of my own botfinds:

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=27677 "Clearance Furniture Sale" and "Check Out My Grandparents' Profile"

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=29436 'Coral Springs Family Law'

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=29340 'Invoice Factoring'

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=28614 About four separate ads.

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=29458 'Coral Springs Divorce Attorney'

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=27832 'Network Marketing Opportunities'

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=29029 'bathroom remodeling Eden Prairie'

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=29797 'limestone tiles'

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=22128 'No Cost Refi'

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=29275 'Flower Delivery'

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=28765 'Veterinary Technician Schools'

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=12994 'Adult Games'

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=12655 'video porno de jenny rivera'

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=28074 'Rolex Air King Watches'

Gee, this one looks familiar: http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=29441 'Coral Springs Divorce Lawyer'

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=28394 'Facebook of Sex' 'Adult Facebook'

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=26404 'Virtual Secretary Services'

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=25883 'Ambit Energy'

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=6960 Email is apparently for a magazine.

The baby's awake, I'll get to the rest of the A's later. :)

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Got all these, plus all the spam accounts registered under similar IPs.

Priscellie:
Also purged all accounts created over 150 days ago that had never been activated.  We went from 4104 outstanding accounts to 707!  Hopefully, the server will appreciate the marginally lightened load. :D

Howl:

--- Quote from: Priscellie on May 16, 2011, 02:13:44 PM ---Also purged all accounts created over 150 days ago that had never been activated.  We went from 4104 outstanding accounts to 707!  Hopefully, the server will appreciate the marginally lightened load. :D

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Woohoo! Well done, you really slaughtered them ;D ;D

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